Is Italian Steak Better than Wagyu?

The REAL secret to a delicious steak isn't when you salt it, how long you age it, or resting it before slicing in. It's definitely 99% dependent on the quality of the meat.

All the beef we had at @ituscani came from the Chianina cattle that graze nearby in the Tuscan hills and was seriously the most tender meat I’ve ever had. If you visit Florence, I highly recommend stopping by the restaurant with an empty stomach. As the name suggests, all the wine, cheese, honey, boar, beef, olive oil, and even the wood for the tables at I’Tuscani come from Tuscany.

It’s worth trying the appetizer board with a bit of everything, including the raw beef, carpaccio, and wild boar mortadella. A trip to Florence is truly incomplete without tasting both the beef and the wild boar, so that’s a great way to taste both at their best.

But whatever you do, don’t skip the meatballs. They aren’t as glamorous as the Florentine steak, but they were insanely delicious.

🥩: @divine_tentazioni_bbq

#italy #florence #steak #italianfood #firenze

[TheFilippo]

These videos about italian cuisine are real cultural gems. As an italian myself I couldn't be more proud to see the passion and love that you put in your content. Keep going!

[ramokk]

I'm Italian and you're one of the few people on YouTube that actually shows what Italian cuisine is about. Nice job!

[AMERICANA]

Bro stuck his finger through like it was just some ground beef💀

[SGffddyhcc]

Your short form travel vlogs are amazing, they really help with putting together a list which restaurants to visit when in the area.

[marcuspontiuspilatus]

You have unique talent of keeping viewer interested and fully engaged. Love the fact you're not rushing through the videos.

[dpapad]

Eating a steak like that in Florence is life changing in terms of food experiences. Just magic

[JohnnyTortel]

I went in panzano to eat at Dario Cecchini's restaurant over his butcher shop last year and it was unreal. By far the best meat I had, and it's not even close. Everything actually, the potatoes, his chianti butter, his salt blend and the faglioli, I never imagined beans could be this good. The lunch lasted 3 hours, and an old local tried his best to have a conversation with me the entire time. Best 50€ I could've spent.

[oOSerOo]

I mean the steak "traditional rules" aren't a thing. People in Florence just have been making steaks like this before anyone even came up with the idea of "steak rules" 😅

[baladityaarvind]

I love your videos man. It actually feels like I'm there with you.

[LittleBananaJoe]

I eat this once a year when I visit my friends in Florence. It’s the best steak I have ever experienced

[drownedtommy]

It is a different way of cooking meat, I live in Tuscany, therefore for me it is the right and traditional way of eating meat.
I personally don't like the idea of flavoring the meat to much, just a bit of salt and rosmary either before or after cooking (many don't even put salt on it).
The Fiorentina is one of the best cuts out there for me, the tenderness of the meat which remains rare inside ("al sangue" in italian), the way of cooking it with coal, which burns hotter than wood, and the tradition of cooking it upright on the T bone for some minutes to also cook the inside slightly, it just makes it perfect to me, simply awesome.

[matteopellegrinelli]

This is actually the most pure steak experience. lightly seasoned, only the beef taste counts.

[gyezerrrrrrrrrrrrrrr]

As someone who loves to learn about food, this channel is great 👍

[adamdonaldson]

I have a severe love-hate relationship with these videos because it always happens to be when im hungry then I cook and it isnt as good

[MidgetOpposum]

Gotta say, really loving the quality of your content, keep it up!

[-thedenethor-]

Bro in Spain in all the “asadores” we prepare the steak in the same way. No seasoning and directly to the grill. We also have great “vacas” specially one species called “vaca gallega” from the northern part of Spain. We also eat meat super rare because we have a very high standard quality control ! Great video

[chalabread]

I just arrived in northern Italy today, Lucca. I went to a Eurospin and saw the amazing Italian beef, it’s so huge and SOOO tender to the touch, I haven’t cooked it yet but I’m planning to cook it. They had there a HUGE 1.5kilo Italian beef porterhouse so tender for cheap, and after converting to freedom measurements it’s about 9$ a pound 🤯

[Platypus]

Experiencing tatare done correctly is something you can never come back from.

[alexlockley]

I absolutely love your videos. So informative and fun. You should have your own T.V show.

[steveatari]

No rest or seasoning is wild to me but when the flavors of the food naturally are amazing, no worries!