The people of Sarteano affectionately call it ‘Tripola’, and when in the last issue I spoke of it with emotion and affection, calling it ‘home’, I was referring to the family atmosphere that reigns within these ancient walls in the center of the town.
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The dishes that represented the milestone of the ancient cuisine have all remained, from ‘pici all’aglione and tomato sauce’ (in Sarteano the sauce is called “sugo”, ed.) to roast beef, from meatloaf to tripe, from cod to tiramisu.
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It happens, wandering through the villages of our beautiful Tuscany, to come across forgotten pieces of history. Yes, the very ones that in lands less rich in antiquity and traditions would drive tourists crazy as if they were rare and precious stones, and which, to us, seem so normal that we don’t pay much attention to them. In Sarteano this is the case of the “Pope’s House”, the palace where Francesco Todeschini Piccolomini, born Pope Pius III (1439-1503), was born.
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