This year during my usual summer vacation in Montepulciano (Tuscany) I learned, together with my son Michael, to make pici pasta (say it like “peachy”) from scratch at Osteria Porta di Bacco! Pici, typical exclusively of the Siena area, is a type of pasta that is unknown even to many Italians. It looks quite similar…
Pici alle Briciole (Pici with Breadcrumbs)
Pici alle briciole (pici with breadcrumbs) is typical dish from Siena, which I tasted the first time during a folk festival in Montepulciano, one of my favorite places in Tuscany!!! This dish is very simple, fast, and dates back to peasants’ cuisine. If you have never had a chance to taste it, give it a…