Tuscany's Traditional Dishes Are VEGAN?! Unseen Food of Italy + Animal-Free Farming!

Did you know that a lot of Italian food just happens to be vegan?

TUSCANY, ITALY - This episode is taking me to Tuscany to learn how Cucina Povera, the cooking of the poor, has long led to incredible dishes that are naturally plant-based. Plus, I finally get to see a farming system that works entirely without animals. Thanks for supporting this show ‪@SlowFoodInt‬ & Meatless Monday.

CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro
00:44 Giulia Scarpaleggia
01:13 Orzo
02:03 Cucina Povera
02:42 Torta di Ceci
04:05 Panzanella
05:10 Pappa al Pomodoro
07:36 Castagnaccio
09:45 Veganic Farming
15:17 Pici all'Aglione
20:03 Tuscan Bread
26:37 End

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Tuscany Food Tour:

First, I'm in Volterra to meet up with Giulia Scarpaleggia (  / julskitchen  . We're tasting Orzo, a barley-based coffee, at L' Incontro (https://maps.app.goo.gl/aAE9yH69WEG3f..., before heading to Pizzeria del Corso (https://maps.app.goo.gl/Shn4PVP4jGPMC...) for a Torta di Ceci. After that, she brings us to Ristorante Da Beppino (https://maps.app.goo.gl/p8f7QZ6B5KoQ7...) for Panzanella and Pappa al Pomodoro.

We also visited Giulia's studio and cooked two traditional Tuscan dishes. Her favourite Pappa al Pomodoro as well as Castagnaccio, a Tuscan cake made out of chestnut flour.

I always wanted to learn what a farming system without animals would look like. That's why I visited Agrivilla I Pini (https://maps.app.goo.gl/drfBTctMJ6mhW...) and met up with the head chef Lahiri. He took me on a tour through the garden, showed me how they make a manure from wild plants and also taught me how to cook Pici all'Aglione to which he added some nettle powder, which surprisingly has 40% protein!

Finally, I visited I Seminanti (https://maps.app.goo.gl/G7gKGqyUBdcwz..., a seed to bread bakery that bakes traditional Tuscan bread. Tuscan bread is notorious for lacking salt and I learned what that's all about. We finished the day with a traditional Panzanella in the garden.


The Mission:
Most cultures have traditional vegan dishes in their culinary repertoire, be it because of religion or poverty. These dishes are oftentimes in a healthy relationship with their immediate surroundings. My goal is to find and share these foods so that we can embrace the local culture even if on a plant-based diet.

Let me know in the comments which country I should visit next and what kind of dishes I might find!

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