Osteria L’Upupa

I love Italy, I love food, I love wine and I love to discover tiny little local tastes while traveling. This little restaurant suddenly appeared in front of us and we decided to try Tuscan food especially with truffle. During my vacation in Tuscany, I learned that Tuscany is one of the most important regions in Italy for truffle production. The truffle is one of the best condiments which can be used in the kitchen. It is advisable to use it fresh. When fully ripe it best displays its qualities. Each variety of truffle has its own particular, typical aroma, which is suitable for specific culinary uses. It is very expensive since it is not easy to find truffle and there are special truffle hunting tours. San Miniato is a small and rich (!) village in Tuscany which is very famous with its truffle. I learned that there are many kind of truffles such as white and dark colored and each of them has its own taste and aroma. We tried beef covered with shaves of truffle and pasta with truffle. This is the first time I taste truffle, frankly saying and I am glad that I can live without it. I liked tagliatelle more than the beef. The beef was too raw for me, I don’t think they cooked, they must have showed the fire, that was all. But the restaurant was unique with its interior environment, service stuff. The restaurant was just a typical lively Italian restaurant. the chianti wine was perfect as usual.