As we are a bilingual podcast we have some problems that are quite uncommon for content creators. What to do when your Italian audience is all about our great food while the international audience cares most about wine? You find a way to satisfy both, which is exactly what we did this week. On top of a great dessert that has been making Tuscans happy since the Renaissance, we'll also talk about the ancient liquor that is instrumental in making it. Both these products come with a fair amount of legends and interesting facts on their name, which explains the reason of the funny title. One thing is sure: the fact that they're so popular after so many centuries is a testament to their outstanding quality. That's why this week What's Up Tuscany will bring you to Florence to tell you everything there is to know about the amazing zuccotto and the remarkable alchermes, a great combo that will make your taste buds rejoice!

From the ancient recipe to the modern revival of the herbal liquor with a bright red colour to the great architect that had to build a lot of ice houses before being able to serve this great cake in Europe's most refined banquets, these stars of Tuscan cuisine sure have a lot of great stories to tell. As they're not easy to find abroad, if you listen to the entire episode you will also learn how to prepare the great zuccotto from scratch. It looks complicated but it's definitely not. I'm absolutely not the best cook around and if I can make a decent one, so can you!

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LINKS TO SOURCES (ITALIAN ONLY)
https://angelasimonelli.it/zuccotto-toscano-e-gli-architetti-in-cucina/
https://tuttatoscana.net/storia-e-microstoria-2/lalchermes-il-liquore-de-medici/
https://www.gamberorosso.it/notizie/storie/alchermes-storia-curiosita-e-novita-sul-liquore-rosso/
https://tuttatoscana.net/storia-e-microstoria-2/lo-zuccotto-storia-di-un-semifreddo/
https://www.tuscanypeople.com/zuccotto-fiorentino/
https://www.spignattando.it/zuccotto-fiorentino-ricetta-originale/

BACKGROUND MUSIC
Pipe Choir - Bom Bom Breakthrough (Instrumental)
Romos - Helios
A Himitsu - Icy Vindur
Wayne John Bradley - Waiting
Incompetech - Leopard Print Elevator
Wayne John Bradley - Blues Rock Original Instrumental
All released under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
https://soundcloud.com/pipe-choir-2/pipe-choir-bom-bom-breakthrough-creative-commons-instrumental
https://soundcloud.com/argofox/romos-helios
https://soundcloud.com/argofox/a-himitsu-icy-vindur
https://soundcloud.com/ayneohnradley/waiting-original-uplifting-indie-pop-style-instrumentalcreative-commons
https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1500077
https://soundcloud.com/ayneohnradley/blues-rock-original-instrumentalcreative-commons
http://www.pipechoir.com/