FLORENCE: Where Italian Beef is an Art

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FLORENCE: Where Beef is an Art | Italian Tuscan Beef
Ciao from Florence! This Tuscan city is famous for its Renaissance art, but Eva is determined to show me what she considers to be the REAL art of Florence: BEEF.
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[@PastaGrammar]

Ciao from Florence! What's your favorite beef dish of all time?

[@ragazzotexano]

It’s completely different than a bistecca (which I also am nuts about), but I’ll put brisket from Central Texas against any beef dish in the world, and it will come out on top. Beef + salt + pepper + smoke = heaven. I will admit that I’ve done Italy so many times that I don’t have a need to go back to Toscana (too many tourists) BUT I have thought of making a Firenze pit stop on the Milano-Roma Frecciarossa just for a bistecca.

[@scotstafford]

Too many to pick one. We are so lucky to live in a world that has Texas bbq brisket, Fiorentina, chuletón Gallega, Kobe, picanha, and churrasco. (That’s US, Italy, Spain, Japan, Brasil, and Argentina. ) Love this episode, especially the street food and cheese shop!

[@Daggilus]

Definetively the "Bistecca" or "Ciccia", like the "Bistecca alla Fiorentina" is called in Florence and in most other parts of Tuscany. I would even go one step further. It is not the best beef dish. It is the best dish of all time. Peró una bella Ribollita glie la potevi far mangiare a Harper, una volta che stavate a Firenze. Anche quella è da piangere. :-D

[@bdavis7801]

🤣 As I'm sitting here trying to decide what my favorite beef dish is I realized that I really like beef slow cooked. Beef bourguignon is my favorite although I really like birria with beef too. I'm gonna have to try peposo!

[@willgillies5670]

My favorite Beef dish is traditional Steak pie. Sometimes we put sausages through it.

[@danhunt1830]

Eva is to Pecorino what Bubba from Forrest Gump is to shrimp! 😆

[@BiggieTupac95]

🤣

[@francescacasini4694]

👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼🤣🤣🤣

[@vapsa56]

When I visited Firenze, I made a point to ask the hotel concierge where were the places that he or she would go to eat. Amazing foods at restaurants that primarily only locals went to. I ate through Italy and still lost 6 pounds from all the walking. Love, love, love Italy.

[@LostEndsStudio]

I'm so happy you made an AC2 reference... When I went to Firenze, I had massive deja vu going to the church... I was freaking out how I felt "I've been here before" it took me a whole 10 minutes to remember why, that being the tallest tower in the game

[@sneer0101]

I was there about 2 weeks ago and couldn't stop talking to my friend about Ac2 haha

[@rickquick8977]

I had the same feeling when I went to LA for the first time after playing GTA San Andreas

[@onorevolenullazzo4210]

I'm playing AC 2 right now on ps3...

[@oliverkarehag9883]

Harper just made my day❤️

[@msp_isyourteacher6139]

I sang an Italian Aria in high school about a young girl in love who threatens her father to throw herself off of the Ponte Vecchio. I went in my 20s and definitely sang all over that bridge like the weird tourist that I was.

[@cisium1184]

_O Mio Bibbino Caro._

[@smtuscany]

@@cisium1184 *babbino

[@catherinehawkins3211]

MsP, people should sing more… it is good for us, tourist or not, it brightens up the day 😀

[@neil_1707]

Firenze è un albero fiorito

[@davoap1268]

Eva's knowledge for these Italian ingredients never cease to amaze me. 🙌

[@MotoLuHa]

Io sono fiorentino, per noi il lampredotto è una fede! Peccato che la vera salsa verde toscana ai banchi del lampredotto la servano raramente. Dentro ci mettiamo oltre al prezzemolo, l'uovo sodo, l'acciuga e i capperi, volendo anche la mollica di pane secca. E poi la ciccia... i fegatini di pollo... il fegato di vitello... il fegato di coniglio... il lesso... Senza dimenticare il vino.

[@BeliaLastes]

Mangia 😊😋

[@nyccowgirl4720]

Thanks for the sharing the ingredients!

[@MrRobbyvent]

Ma allora la conosco! Credo che mia madre taaanto tempo fà la mettesse sulla carne bollita!

[@MrThemucco]

Non ti dimenticare di suggerire anche l'assaggio della trippa alla fiorentina e la poppa😎👍

[@Antonio-kl6oz]

A fun fact about Ponte Vecchio is there is a secret passage (the Corridoio Vasariano) that links through the bridge Palazzo Pitti (the De Medici palace) to Palazzo Vecchio (the city hall) so that the duke of Florence could go from one place to another without passing through the crowd. They say Cosimo de Medici ordered the butchers to move from the bridge and to open jewels shops so to avoid the smell when he passed.

[@PastaGrammar]

Woah! I had no idea!

[@Simonebardazzi]

Not so secret, actually is part of the Uffizi. Even Barack Obama and Ozzy Osborne visit it.

[@TakluCal]

Less famous? No way! The Bistecca is THE reason I visited Florence! Truly a work of culinary art❤ this was the most exciting episode of Pasta Grammar for me!

[@hjisagirl]

I love Florence. I’ve been blessed enough to spend three months there, on two different trips. It is my favorite city in the world.

[@liamcrowwardartist4745]

Chicago and Florence should be made sister cities for their Italian beef sandwiches

[@LarryHatch]

OLD COWS: did you know it's legal to sell old, 10-14 year old beef (aged on the hoof) in Europe but not in the US. Old cows are prone to BSE or Mad Cow Disease so America bans it. In France the slaughter of a 14-year-old cow is treasured because of the rich, fat-marbled meat with better flavor. Some claim it's vastly better than Japanese Kobe or Wagu as the marbling takes place over many years.

[@unFILMEDtv]

My wife and I went to Firenze on our honeymoon and 3 times on anniversaries after, but have not been able to go back for 10 years, so thank you for this video. It’s just nice to see the market and the leather stalls and know that it’s still the same. Also, AC2 is even more fun playing AFTER you’ve gone.

[@sn6030]

I agree. It was nice to reminisce. When I was there, they had a band playing and a lot of good food.

[@tukhorhassan7737]

also AC brotherhood

[@nochblad55]

Perseus - I know it well. Excellent choice. It is also close to perhaps the best gelateria in Florence - Badiani in Viale dei Mille. Also outside the usual tourist zone. It is famous for its Buontalenti which is totally sublime. For Easter Sunday we had a family BBQ in Como with fiorentine brought back from a butcher in Tuscany which dates back to before the French Revolution of 1789. Cooking la fiorentina needs to respect a number of rules - it must be the Chianina breed, it must be hung for at least 28/30 days, and you must follow the rule of 4. The rule of 4 is that you start cooking with the steak upright so that the heat transfers through the bone beginning to break down the fat inside the meat, then one side and then the other followed by a similar time resting.The cooking time varies according to the thickness of the steak which could be anything between 5 to 9 minutes. Our steaks were pretty thick and needed 7 minutes for each position. The end result was absolute perfection. Finally, in Florence they never ask you how you want the steak cooked - rare, medium, well done or whatever. For them there is only one way.

[@chuckmalcolmjr1913]

Love this rule of 4, it makes so much sense! I will try the next time I have steak, thank you.

[@100pcRenewables]

I somehow had a feeling watching them have the steak that it would be blasphemy to specify how well cooked.

[@audioworkshop1]

Great tour guys... been there done that in 1970 hitchhiking across Europe... Italy is the most amazing country in the world!

[@alemassa6632]

I agree (Maybe because I'm italian...).

[@sumatra1421]

Backpacked through Europe in the '80S. Italy will always be my favorite. If I can embrace a city, it would be Florence

[@Liligal1]

I agree! Firenze is an absolute must-go when visiting Italy for the art alone, but then when you get to the food, particularly the meat, there’s no other place like it! And a little FYI Harper, almost all of the finest luxury leather goods in the world including, Chanel, Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Fendi, etc…are made in and around Firenze. 😉😄

[@Penthotal71]

Once I was in Siena for work and, since the company was paying, I allowed myself a dinner as follows: - appetizer of bruschetta and salumi - First course Pici all'aglione - Fiorentina 1,5 Kg - Side dish of chicory - Coffee, coffee killer - Cantuccini with Vin Santo Then I rolled down the road to the hotel ....😂😂

[@puglover4280]

I'm glad I watched this right after breakfast or I would have started licking the screen. I love Eva's facial expression when she eats food she really likes.

[@Njbudesa]

Wow that cheese counter is pecorino heaven!

[@brozbro]

Italy has the best food in the world; the US has food that's inedible. Got it.

[@baronesselsavonfreytag-lor1134]

I've seen a lot of people who regularly eat microwaveable garbage. I've tried a couple that were recommended by co-workers 🤢

[@heathermiddleton4958]

Eva, your English is very good but listening to you speak Italian is like listening to lovely music.

[@pagirl913.]

I was so sad when this video was over. Please do a really long one before you leave Italy. We are living vicariously thru you on this trip.

[@danarogers3489]

We honeymooned in Firenze nearly three years ago and it’s so wonderful to relive part of our stay in Italia.

[@Senju1k13]

Aww, love that y'all got recognized in Italy, that's so cool! Very nice, love to see your travels, and I love Harper's Assassin's Creed references

[@rosiekaytrevino166]

I love how Eva educates her calture about Italian food and the love she has for it. Harper you are amazing and how much you learn from a great teacher who is passionate about her culture good and more. Enjoy you stay, stay safe out there God bless .🙏❤️🥰🙏🌹

[@Simonebardazzi]

Hi guys! You were in my town! I really hope you enjoyed Florence. You choose the right places around for eating. Very good choice is Perseus, I go there for a real fiorentina. And yes, everything you saw in town was made after Assassin's Creed. Brunelleschi, Botticelli, Giotto and Michelangelo are just fake. The true history is that we built the town some years ago to earn money from the success of Assassin's Creed. All is false, except for the fiorentina, of course!

[@andrewmark3447]

I knew it, and Portrosso was created after Luca too right??

[@mrkiplingreallywasanexceed8311]

Ha ha loved how Eva just broke into Italian when chomping in to the Lamdredotto sandwich 😄 And I had a wry smile on my face when Harper mentioned Stanley Tucci's trip round Italy as I just watched that on the BBC🙂 As always, beautiful dynamics between the two of them and an utter delight to watch!❤

[@fdgone2475]

Ciao, "nervetti: in fact are tendons and a bit of meat from a veal shank - dried.

[@davidholiday4494]

It was so lovely to see you with your lampredotto sandwich. This one of my favorite memories from when I first visited Firenze. When I was 15 in 1971 I came to Firenze for a few days. I was wandering around on my own all morning and became very hungry. I was fascinated by some of the food stalls and ordered a sandwich. I had no idea what was in it - it just looked good. From that day on I have loved lampredotto/tripe - it was so delicious!!!

[@sneer0101]

Florence is beautiful. The food is amazing, but if you're travelling for food, go to Bologna. Its only 30 mins from Florence and the food is next level and cheaper.

[@PastaGrammar]

Stay tuned 😉

[@paperinik69]

I wouldn't say next level. It's great Kim Bologna as it is in Tuscany or Piedmont or Naples for that matter, Italy has many capitals

[@ohanailo7743]

I can see Harper, becoming more of an Italian with every broadcast. Aloha.🌺🌸🌴❤️🇺🇸

[@jillturner8314]

I have to agree about the steak. I wasn't in Florence but I was in Tuscany. it was a small " hole in the wall" restaurant we had the steak, it was the best I have ever had. It melted in your mouth.

[@dianapohe]

As an Italian who moved to Tuscany, this is heartwarming 💙 it is handsdown my favourite region, and I'll always suggest visiting it outside of the best known touristic places (Florence is one of the most beautiful cities in my opinion, but then there is so much more. And locals in Tuscany are unique people)

[@msp_isyourteacher6139]

Florence is amazing! I’ve been waiting for this video! Ciao from Texas!

[@robertfaulkner9105]

Per your recommendation, I went to the sandwich shop last week. The lady was super nice and the sandwich/sauce was delicious. Honestly, the lampredotto was not my favorite texture, but it was still very good. I will be sure to come back to you for recommendations next time I head back to Italy.

[@huh5950]

GRANDE HARPER, Assassin Creed thought a whole bunch of people about Florence, Italians too, me included and I only watched walk-throughs😂😂😂

[@StormAngelWolf]

OMG! The grand crown jewel. Florentina steak dry aged. I just melted 😭

[@The_Gallowglass]

Italian beef in Chicago isn't made with stomach, but roast beef. We dip them too, but often put giardiniera (hot or mild) on top, or sauteed sweet or hot peppers.

[@elizoupondue]

Firenze è bella. One of my favorite paintings is there by Artemisia Gentileschi.

[@RPERIARTWORKS]

So much of the land of my ancestors I have yet to discover....Thank you both for connecting all of us who adore y ou, including ME of course, and bringing us closer to Italy

[@alemassa6632]

Florence always reminds me of the military period, I spent 3 months there, it was beautiful.

[@cajflod]

Nooo!!! Che bello ragazzi vedervi a “casa mia”!!! Peccato non avervi incontrato per strada! Vi avrei consigliato un po’ di posti buoni ma direi che ve la siete cavata molto più che bene 😄

[@GuidoOrefice76]

Fallo qua, che mi voglio fare un giretto culinario a Firenze ;)

[@Sarah-dn6kw]

I spent a summer in Florence in a study abroad program. Absolutely loved it! Very nice traveling vicariously with you to see it again.

[@roseconklin5392]

Hi guys, thank you for this beautiful video!

[@1ACL]

It is all SO beautiful it makes me cry!

[@graziellaacquarola7450]

Salve ragazzi grazie per i vostri video...fiera di essere italiana anche grazie a voi...Harper I'm so glad you love Italy...Eva did a great job making you love the food too...

[@franccape1811]

Love you guys, alway entertaining and great content.

[@ydmf2]

Aaah, your videos never disappoint. 👍

[@linda7726]

Thank you so much Harper and Eva for the wonderful tour! Always wanted to visit Florence and it is beautiful!

[@juliabishop1408]

Mentioning the Uffizi... It makes my art historian heart flutter!

[@tecora7419]

Beautiful video and 🎶

[@claudioa.513]

10 out of 10 to Harper for the reference to Assassin's Creed 2! As you can tell from my account image, I'm a big fan too 😉 (but, being italian, I visited the featured cities before playing the game). And since you are in Tuscany, Ezio's hometown Monteriggioni is less than 60 km away from Florence and became a tourist destination for AC fans, even if it's quite different from the fictional version. San Gimignano is even closer and it's more similar and spectacular. I bet that Eva would like to pay a visit too... in San Gimignano at least.

[@noellepycior]

Yay!!! We were in Firenze this past September… definitely a favorite city. Loved seeing the same streets we walked. Inspired me to learn Italian 🥰 We cannot wait to go back. 🇮🇹

[@tarantellalarouge7632]

Florence is a wonderful city, I had the time of my life there just before Covid, at Christmas 2019, and even as a tourist you can eat super well, specially bistecca a la Fiorentina ! in other big cities, like in Venise, it is more difficult or more expensive, if you don't have some good advices

[@kathyholland8275]

I really enjoy your channel and especially love this video from Firenze! I've wondered about the lamprodetto sandwich but never had the nerve to try it. Thanks to your video, I plan to try it the next time I'm in Florence. Keep up the good work!

[@gingercatzzz152]

I'm going to Rome in May for one week and I'm excited for the Art, Architektur and the food 😍

[@serena7397]

This Italian beef was not as I suspected. My favorite Italian Beef Sandwich is made in Chicago! Soaked in Au 'Ju' and Sweet fried green peppers on a French roll! So good! 👍❤️

[@lauraweiss7875]

Bari Beef is an Italian beef producer in South Elgin. They sell the very best Italian beef in the US. Not like in Florence, I’m sure, but it’s pretty amazing.

[@johnbradley9859]

Hi I am English and live in the centre of England. I just wanted to tell you that I really enjoy your posts and to say that keep up the good work!

[@donnaparks5815]

I got to go to Europe once. Italy was my favorite country. I usually eat vegetarian but I wanted to experience all the Italian dishes I could so when in Rome I had a steak. It was absolutely amazing, incredible and I have raved about it ever since. I came to find out there is a breed of cattle that is so different from American beef. I can’t believe more people don’t rave about it. Twice as good as any American steak I have ever had. And the bread sooo much better, crunchy crust and better taste.

[@pangkaji]

9:46 "Stanley Tucci has not visited this place" 👍🤣

[@khadijahh3095]

I really love your show. . my great grandma Vita grew up in Palermo and I really love learning more about the country she knew so well

[@FTumas]

I’m speechless. I loved this.

[@maryannruffini2169]

Florence is one of my favorite places. That standing rib roast looks amazing

[@aldodrossi5303]

I spent my 4th year of Architecture School in Florence; so many happy memories. You make me want to go back now...

[@Missfire267]

I went to Firenze back in 2015, the whole ambiance of the video brought me back so much memories 😁. Love that you put a lot of work into it!

[@seanspicer3330]

I wanted to cry watching you wander through a city that is so familiar to me. I miss Firenze so much. I love Peposo. I wish you could have gone to Il Magazzino for polpetta lampredotto.

[@mauriziocosta8416]

Curiosity: the origin of the Florentine steak is English. In 1800, the Chianina cow was just a working cow. An Englishman asked for a steak. First it was boiled (cut from a 6-8 year old cow!) And then roasted. Now we use cows of 15-18 months (the castrated male is the best, rich in fat), aged for a minimum of 40 days.

[@krs48]

Beautiful city

[@robertaarnold3519]

I lived in Florence for three years many years ago. Loved your video...San Lorenzo Market!!! I shopped there for groceries many times! Thank you for your great videos!

[@fredyair1]

Firenze is a beauty, and your video is an editing masterpiece. Fantastic.

[@DebOfAvondale]

Harper your Stanley Tucci comment had me rolling!! LMAO

[@JustChasingWaterfalls]

Great videos. We were in Venice and Florence in March. We miss the Venchi gelato so much.

[@calalos]

Beautifull trip, I have a picture from 2013 of the same guy playing the accordion 😀. And you are right lampredotto pannini is amazing

[@iReporteriReporting]

I lived in Firenze in 2000 for five months. The Bistecca Fiorentino was so delicious and too huge to imagine and I definitely had to share with my dinner date. Great video, guys. Nice to see it all again.

[@r0xxx]

I loved Firenze when I was there, one of the best meals we had was in Tuscany. Harper, I too knew the town very well through the eyes of Ezio Auditore di Firenze, my son and I were in awe with how accurate it was.

[@aniruddhadatta925]

Well one of the firsts...and really liked the range of dishes in the episode

[@baldini75]

vi siete scelti la trattoria migliore! le tre palle d'oro è il meglio! Dall 93' che ci vado quando passo da firenze. la raccomando a tutti!

[@darvhan1053]

Perseus è tutto fuorché la trattoria migliore di Firenze, te lo dico da Fiorentino. Ci sono posti decisamente migliori dove mangiare la Fiorentina. Per me il migliore è la Braceria, a Scandicci, a 15 minuti dal centro di Firenze.

[@dirk.travels7961]

Going to Florence next month. Now looking forward to it even more after watching your video. And I will get myself a bistecca alla fiorentina for sure!

[@AussieAngeS]

That restaurant in Florence looks great, the food looks so delicious 🤤 Florence is beautiful

[@andrewmark3447]

Bro said he knew where to go from Assassins creed 2💀💀 He's a man a culture.

[@comeantani3813]

sono della Provincia di Firenze, ma la città è casa mia, sono felicissima di vedervi qui!

[@Bradimus1]

Hey! I've made peposo a bunch of times. It's fantastic.

[@wjre25]

My favorite city!! ❤️❤️

[@MJK1965]

Beautiful Florence.

[@HarryLoveTV]

That beef stew makes me want to cry... and also book a flight immediately

[@claudiatomaselli6818]

Awwww! You went to San Lorenzo Market! It's where I do grocery shopping if I have guests and I need good quality ingredients! It's a delicacies feast! Smart choice!

[@mohammedthahsin8582]

Assassin's Creed is the ONLY reason I've been wanting to visit Florence. Now the beef is a reason too. Loved the reference ❤️

[@dantehernandez3904]

Grazie mille for this video. I'm taking notes for my return visit to Firenze. I laughed so hard at Harper's comment. "We have the whole place to ourselves, which means that Stanley Tucci hasn't visited yet" Good one. 😂😂😂

[@dantehernandez3904]

BTW I'm a Stanley Tucci fan too but Yes, every place he features, gets mobbed.

[@DerShinkansen]

I expected to see some Vivoli gelato in the end. Great video! I love Florence and will definitely visit it again in the future.

[@cjay2]

I go there once or twice a week for their homemade pastries! I was also expecting them to finish up there.

[@MichaelandJustin]

Beautiful episode! And yum…the peppered stew looked delicious . So happy to see you both enjoying your romantic trip. You’re beaming with happiness xoxo

[@yvonneanitakramer7536]

Bistecca fiorentina ❤️ ! I love Florence so much because there is like a tiny church in every street! 😍❤️

[@reneemoreno8030]

Loved Florence...steak at the restuarant by the stairs of the bridge. Very old and very small restuarant but incredible steak! 👍

[@StormAngelWolf]

Oh you made my heart sing. I love beef, stewd, Sammich street food belly simmered long hours. All of it oh Lord have mercy.❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@suzz1776]

Ooooooo I love Florence. I went back in '07. I got my leather jacket from this little leather shop there who makes leather stuff for the royalty. The jacket was damn expensive but I still have it and love and will prob never return so it was worth it. And I remember rubbing the nose of thay statue. Lol. That was funny and it has gotten even shiner since back then. 😀 this is bringing back soooo many memories.

[@onocoffee]

At 5:31, I don't think I've ever seen Eva so happy after a bite in the two years since I've been following this channel!

[@DC-vv5ii]

Ah, Firenze! Stopped there while on our three week tour of Europe. Saw the church, duomo? And the David. There was also a replica David outside, and another up on a hill.

[@saurabhksharma]

Assassin Creed had me rolling 🤣🤣🤣

[@mariocinque8588]

Complimenti bel video, avete mangiato le cose migliori di Firenze, ma la bistecca é sicuramente la migliore al mondo.

[@adeleanderson3862]

I hope you can get the recipe for the stew💕💕💕it looks awesome!!!

[@carlam.2459]

La ricetta del peposo te la do' io! La sera metti la carne tagliata a dadi (circa 800 GR) in un recipiente con 3 spicchi d'aglio interi , 3 cucchiai colmi di pepe e circa 700 CL di vino rosso BUONO ( il top sarebbe il Chianti) . Il mattino dopo metti dell'olio d'oliva extravergine in una pentola ,versi la carne con tutto il vino ,copri e metti a cuocere con la fiamma bassa per circa 3 ore. E' pronto quando la carne e' tenerissima ed il vino evaporato ! Buon appetito!

[@tubekulose]

I've never eaten lampredotto. Haven't even known about it (only know and love trippa). When I'm in Florence again, I'll definitely get me some! 👍