We went for lunch after visiting the Mercato Central,
intending to eat at a place called Cafaggia. Following the theme of the Italy
trip, it was closed, this time for the month because of holiday. Left without
plans, we decided to just wonder around towards the market and hope we could
find something good. We walked by this place called Tratoria La Burrasca. It
had all the signs of a good restaurant: was a small place, off the main road,
filled with Italians, handwritten menu, and near the market. I had a very good
feeling about it, and it turned out to be an awesome place. I was so confident
that I ordered 2 pasta dishes.
The first was gnocchi with pesto and tomatoes.
They really hit this one out of the park. The pesto was definitely homemade; I
could tell by the irregular pieces of basil from being ground. From experience
making handmade pesto, I recognize this when I see(and taste) it. The gnocchi
were light and fluffy as they should be.
The second dish was rigatoni with tuna, tomatoes, olive oil,
red onion, and garlic. Although the picture makes the pasta to be rather plain,
it was not that way. For starters, the tuna in Italy is packed in olive oil
rather than water, so it is much more flavorful and is often used in pastas.
The olive oil was flavored with the onion and garlic as well, making a light
and very appetizing pasta dish. This is another restaurant, that if I was in
Florence again, I would have to make a stop at. As a final note, this place is
also fairly cheap. I had two pasta dishes and split a carafe of house wine and only
spend around 15 Euro.
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