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costata (di bistecca) alla fiorentina

Language: Italian

Description: A thick T-bone steak (from chianina steer) charred on the outside, preferably over charcoal, pink on the inside, served with beans and oil, lemon juice and parsley. It is also known, simply, as fiorentina.


costata (di bistecca) alla fiorentina
A plaque commemorating the death of the bistecca alla fiorentina, following the changes in regulations regarding its preparation on 31st March 2001, coincidentally my birthday.

Pronounced: koh-STAH-tah dee bee-STEH-kah ahl-lah fyoh-rehn-TEE-nah
Gender: f
Ethnicity: Italian
Most frequent country: Italy
Most frequent region: Florence in Tuscany

See places: Italian food and cuisine, Tuscany, Florence

See foods and dishes: alla fiorentina

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