bistecca (alla) fiorentina

Language: Italian

Description: Beef cut. 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.

See places: Italian food and cuisine, Tuscan food and cuisine, Florence

See foods and dishes: alla fiorentina, chianina

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