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Tonno del Chianti

Pork meat cooked in white wine resembles tuna

Tonno del Chianti

Tonno of Chianti is made from pork meat cut into cubes and slowly boiled in white wine. After boiling the meat cubes are put into a jar filled with olive oil. The dish acquired its name owing to the fact that the slices of cooked pork resemble canned tuna, “tonno ” is an Italian. Tonno of Chianti is cooked in Florence only in July.

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