Siena Traditional Food Tour

Siena Traditional Food TourDiscover Siena from a gastronomic point of view in this food tour! Accompanied by a local, you'll discover the gastronomic traditions of the city and uncover its secrets and curiosities. Walking though the beautiful historical center, with world-famous alleyways, you'll be making five delicious stops where you'll taste local specialties like pici and ricciarelli. More in detail we will visit and taste:- Piazza del Campo: It is the city's symbolic square where the Sienese love to gather and spend time. Nearby we'll try in a local bar/tavern the best charcuterie and cheeses from the area accompanied by a good glass of local wine.- Pinacoteca Nazionale: Near this historic gallery housing vast collection of Sienese masterpieces from the late medieval to Renaissance era, we'll enjoy a traditional plate of pici in a traditional restaurant.- Duomo di Siena: In front one of the most characteristic places in Siena we'll enjoy traditional dishes of the Tuscan and Sienese cuisine: Ribollita or Pappa Senese in a truly tuscan tavern.- Via di Città: Bisecting the city from south to north following the course of its palaces, it is the street par excellence in Siena. Along it are historic cafés, important palaces and shops of all kinds and nearby we'll try the dessert typical of Siena in a patisserie, the ricciarello.Enjoy Siena with a localTastings are included in the tourFood tourCharcuterie & Cheese BoardTaste the best charcuterie and cheeses from the area accompanied by a good glass of local wine.Pici cacio e pepe or winePici senesi are made in a way that respects ancient processes, such as bronze wire-drawing. You can taste them seasoned with cacio e pepe or with wine.Pappa Seneseof peasant origin, the recipe has been handed down from generation to generation. With a small detail that differentiates it from the traditional Tuscan pappa al pomodoro.Ribollitathe typical soup made of bread and vegetables, delicious!Tonno del Chiantian ancient Tuscan recipe made with pork, purged for days in coarse salt and then cooked 5 hours in white wine and herbs.RicciarelliMarzipan biscuits in the shape of a grain of rice with a crunchy, wrinkled and cracked surface coated in sugar and a grainy interior that is soft to the bite... delicious!