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Clockwise from left - Tuna salad (massive, very fresh),

Trofie pasta with scampi (tasty sauce, scampi are very skinny prawns),

Roasted Swordfish with capers (best roast fish I've ever had),

mini clockwise from left - linguine with clams, fish ravioli (fabulous, very delicate flavour), fried seafood (best calamari EVER).

The ABSOLUTE best beef sandwich EVER. The bun is dipped in the broth in which the boiled beef has been stewed. Sliced beef, topped with parsley sauce and spicy red pepper sauce.

From the very popular Nerbone, a local favourite in Mercato Centrale, Florence. This was one of THE best things of my trip. Only Euro 2.3, value or WHAT!!?


Italian meals can be really huge. Start with antipasto (usually something like the proscuitto/salami & cheese or bruschetta), followed by a primi - the pasta dish. A secondi is the meat part of the meal and usually doesn't come with vegetables. That's a separate order. Below is a primi, secondi and veg, from an excellent restaurant (we went three times) a few steps from where we stayed (Instituto Gould) in Florence. Description to come.




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