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PodTravels.TV - Tuscany [iPod Travel Video] Episodes - | Lardo di Colonnata PGI | Production, consumption and the culture of “Lardo di Colonnata” have always been linked to the work and life of quarrymen. In order to produce “Lardo di Colonnata” cuts from the fatty tissue from the animal’s back stretching from the occipital region to the rump and laterally to the belly are used. The principal characteristics of [...] | to send to friends | Download Lardo di Colonnata PGI
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| Pecorino Toscano PDO | “Pecorino Toscano” PDO is made from whole sheep’s milk and veal rennet. The paste is subjected to cooking and breaking until curd granules form that vary in size from that of a kernel of corn for “semi-hard” paste to the size of a hazelnut for “soft”. Then it is pressed and salted before being matured [...] | to send to friends | Download Pecorino Toscano PDO
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| Prosciutto Toscano PDO | In Tuscany a rather unique sort of pork breeding has evolved over time: the raising of largely grazed sows to give birth to piglets for fattening elsewhere. Also the original organoleptic characteristics of the hams and cured meats typical of rural production have become famous, giving rise to numerous small, artisan operations where the quality [...] | to send to friends | Download Prosciutto Toscano PDO
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| Garfagnana Emmer PDO | Emmer (Triticum dicoccum) is the oldest grain to reach our times. Due to dietary changes and the consequential elimination of so-called “poor” foods from the diet, emmer began to disappear toward the end of the 19th century, but in Garfagnana it continued to be produced (also in notable quantities) as it was a product of [...] | to send to friends | Download Garfagnana Emmer PDO
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| Lunigiana Honey PDO | There are numerous historical references to the origin of Miele della Lunigiana PGI and its close ties to the territory, for example the considerable importance and specialization of beekeeping in Lunigiana, the centuries-old tradition of using honey in the local gastronomy, the use of products (such as medicines) derived from beekeeping, and the local tradition [...] | to send to friends | Download Lunigiana Honey PDO
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| The Sorana Bean PGI | With this video TP.tv begins to publish a series of videos about typical tuscan agricultural products realized for ARSIA.TV, official podcasts of tuscan agricultural agency.
The ecotype for this bean, which over the centuries has been selected in the small valley of the Pescia river (in the province of Pistoia), is milky white or wine red [...] | to send to friends | Download The Sorana Bean PGI
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| Episode # 11 Anghiari | Anghiari is a lovely medieval town lying between two rivers, the Tiber and the Arno. The powerful thirteenth century walls made the town an invincible fortress which constituted an important reference point and kept the Tuscan flag flying during the many historical events that occurred in this delicately balanced border area. On the 29th [...] | to send to friends | Download Episode # 11 Anghiari
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| Episode # 8 Fosdinovo | I arrived in Fosdinovo coming from Fivizzano: suddenly the castle of Fosdinovo stands in front of me as if it were emerging from a sea of green and blue, covered by the sunny fog of early summer afternoon. The castle is still a private property of Malaspina power family that since XIII century builded [...] | to send to friends | Download Episode # 8 Fosdinovo
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| Episode # 7 Mulazzo | Mulazzo is a village in high Lunigiana, a territory of hills and mountains that is maybe the wildest in all Tuscany region. Lunigiana is a valley at the borders with Emilia Romagna and Liguria along the course of the river Magra. Mulazzo is encircled from the Appennines and the Apuane Alps and, despite its [...] | to send to friends | Download Episode # 7 Mulazzo
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| Episode # 5 Capalbio | A hot sunny afternoon in the wild Maremma leads me to Capalbio, a litlle XII century village sited on low hills approaching to the Costa d’Argento seaside. This village is well known in the italian gossip newspapers because it is often visited by many famous italian politicians, tycoons, showmen and tv personalities.
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| Video recipe # 14 Panzanella | Panzanella
Ingredients
500 gr. of day old Tuscan-style bread, 2 pieces of celery, 2 onions, one tomato, some fresh basil leaves, 200 ml of extra virgin olive oil, 2 tablespoons of red wine vinegar, salt and pepper.
Preparation
Slice 1/2 kg. of old day Tuscan-style bread. Submerge the slices in a bowl of water for about ten minutes then [...] | to send to friends | Download Video recipe # 14 Panzanella
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| Show 89 # Pinetum Park | Pinetum Park is located at an altitude of 536 mts above the see along the road between Moncioni and Ucerano. It was created as an experimental wood in 1850 by the lawyer G. Gaeta, who subsequently in 1893 wrote a monograph on the subject, under the title “Conifers”.
Since 1998 it Pinetum was listed under protected [...] | to send to friends | Download Show 89 # Pinetum Park
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