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Friday, December 10. 2021

Real Italian: One final Italian dinner


Finishing up my documentation of some real Italian food from our trip last month. This was a cool supper in Siena. (as I have said, Mrs. and I split each course. We want the tastes.)


We observed that when guys go out for a fun supper together, they have Tuscan steak, cooked rare. They dig into it with gusto, sloshed down with Tuscan wines. Then gnaw the bone. I've had it twice over the years, and it does not compare with a Costco ribeye. 


Our Primo: Poached egg on a cheese fondue with crispy leeks - and a fried pumpkin blossom:




A second primo: Chickpea puree with a chunk of cod, and pancetta. Pancetta is good with cod.




Secondo: Roast Pigeon with foie gras. A little bed of potato puree in the middle. Wow - pigeon is good. It is red meat, like goose.




Posted by Bird Dog in Food and Drink at 14:22 | Comments (6) | Trackbacks (0)

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Being more of a meat and potatoes kinda guy I haven't been loving all the pictures but the Roast Pigeon with foie gras looks good. I could do that for sure. I would have expected more spaghetti and meat balls with crusty bread. That's my favorite Italian food. But I would try most anything at least once.
#1 OneGuy on 2021-12-10 14:45 (Reply)
They do not make that in Italy. That is Italian-American.
#1.1 BD on 2021-12-10 16:21 (Reply)
Costco ribeye over Tuscan steak, maybe you should stay at home.
#2 thud thud on 2021-12-10 15:16 (Reply)
Naw. I might be wrong, too. Just an opinion.
#2.1 Bird Dog on 2021-12-10 16:47 (Reply)
Showed this post to the wife.

She concurs on all counts. Says the dishes, "look beautiful" and concurs that European beef is not as good as American.
She also says Chickpea puree is just another name for hummus.
#3 feeblemind on 2021-12-10 19:57 (Reply)
Well, actually, I'd bet that at least half of the US population of 40 years ago would have known what mashed up chickpeas were, and not a one would have known what hummus was.
#3.1 John Hyland on 2021-12-11 17:05 (Reply)

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