How many delicious products we make in Pistoia? So many!!👏👏👏this is another kind, similar to Cialde from Montecatini with an anisette scent . It’s an old tale that a nun named Brigida created them by mistake while she was supposed to make host for the Church , from her they took their name. They are … More MadeinPistoia : brigidini ~ crunchy & thin as autumnal leaves🍂🍁🍂
Dated back to The longobard era ( VII century ) The monastry hosted Bendectine nuns since 1090 and The church had with a very relevant importance for The town Of Pistoia. In a very beautiful painting titled ‘The mistic wedding ‘ The Badessa Of The convent used to welcome The New Bishop of Pistoia in … More A mystic wedding in San Piermaggiore Church in Pistoia
This is an original secret receipe hand it down from one mother superior to another. Dated back to the XII century it is composed by a mix of herbal infusion . It is a strengthening liqueur with a very percentage of alchol. Do you remember the Pinocchio’s tale? When Pinocchio arrived – almost dead – … More MadeinPistoia: ROSOLIO MADE BY NUNS
An original picture of a Benedectine nun ‘at work’
In the heart of Tuscany, in Pistoia my birthplace,you could find the beautiful silent cloister where there are the wild oranges’ plants. It is not open to the public as they are enclosed nuns.Behind it there is the third biggest dome in Italy after those of Rome and Florence.
Since before I have tried this one I didn’t love marmelade : too bitter, too different from the idea of jam I had. Once I tried this made with LOVE by Italian Benedectine nuns’ hands in Pistoia’s monastery ( a very small community indeed, 3-4 people only left) with organic oranges from their cloister, I … More MadeinPistoia :ORGANIC MARMELADE BY ITALIAN NUNS
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