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 plantbased. 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 barleybased 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 plantbased 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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