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Cuts of meat and their names varied so much from place to place in Italy a century ago that Pellegrino Artusi presents Bistecca alla Fiorentina in his classic book La Scienza in Cucina with:
"Our word bistecca comes from the English steak, which means beef, it is simply a slice of meat a finger thick and thick, with its bone, cut from the arm of a heifer. the breeders of Florence so call the newborns as animals up to two years of age, the latter could talk, many would tell you that they are no longer girls, having their husbands and perhaps some children. "This dish, excellent because it is wholesome, refreshing, and delicious, it has not yet spread throughout Italy, perhaps because in many provinces butchers operate almost exclusively with old and draft animals. In this case, they use the fillet, which is the most attractive part, and incorrectly call a round of fillet grilled over the coals a steak. "As a cut, Bistecca alla Fiorentina is now known throughout Italy. normal-sized Bistecca alla Fiorentina of the kind you might find in an Italian supermarket, next to the coals and steaming at the table. Those in the English-speaking world would consider T-Bone or Porterhouse steak.
"Our word bistecca comes from the English steak, which means beef, it is simply a slice of meat a finger thick and thick, with its bone, cut from the arm of a heifer. the breeders of Florence so call the newborns as animals up to two years of age, the latter could talk, many would tell you that they are no longer girls, having their husbands and perhaps some children. "This dish, excellent because it is wholesome, refreshing, and delicious, it has not yet spread throughout Italy, perhaps because in many provinces butchers operate almost exclusively with old and draft animals. In this case, they use the fillet, which is the most attractive part, and incorrectly call a round of fillet grilled over the coals a steak. "As a cut, Bistecca alla Fiorentina is now known throughout Italy. normal-sized Bistecca alla Fiorentina of the kind you might find in an Italian supermarket, next to the coals and steaming at the table. Those in the English-speaking world would consider T-Bone or Porterhouse steak.