Cacciucco "Livorno-style",
red mullet "Livorno-style",
salt cod and stockfish
"Livorno-style"... are just
some of the dishes famous
all over the world that
testify to this city's rich
gastronomic tradition, the
result of a very particular
history made up of the
meeting of diverse people
and cultures.
A tasty
cuisine, packed with
aromas and flavours with
fish as the main player, is
offered in elegant
restaurants and typical
trattorias along the sea-
front or in the city's historic
quarters.
Rice with squid-
ink, crustaceans, squid in a
tasty sauce called
"inzimino", fine , white fish
and "oily" fish are cooked
with skill and imagination.
Two specialties that should
absolutely not be missed
are the legendary "cinque
e cinque" a sort of
chickpea pancake eaten in
foccaccia or salted bread,
and "ponce alla livornese",
a coffee and liquor punch
to enjoy at the end of
a hearty meal.
The imposing nineteenth
century architecture of the
central or provisions
Market, a splendid "fin de
siècle" building with a
glass and iron roof and
halls full of stalls and
shops, is the setting for the
day's catch, spices, fruit
and the thousands of
products that can be found
here.
Traditional local recipes
Restaurants chosen from the main italian gastronomic guides
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