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Turrón de Doña Pepa refers a very popular and traditional dessert from Peru which is especially prepared during the "Señor de los Milagros" religious celebrations in October. It is flour dough with margarine, yolks, salt and anise that is baked. The baked layers of anise cookie are then bathed with cane syrup called Chancaca and topped with caramels and colorful candies.
Tuscan Bread is generally a "country" style large, round loaf and unsalted.
Casalingo literally means "homemade" and is the term used for a typical Tuscan unsalted loaf.
There is a great variety of Italian bread with many local variations.
Tuscan Prosciutto Crudo refers to one of the Italy's varieties of Prosciutto which is considered as a savory ham. The Tuscan version of Prosciutto tends to be quite salty and may have notes of strong flavors like pepper, garlic, rosemary and juniper. Tuscan Prosciutto Crudo is made exclusively with pigs born, bred, fattened and slaughtered in Tuscany and cured with sea salt, pepper and aromatic herbs. The ham’s flavor is said to be subtly enhanced by the unmistakable fragrances of Tuscany.