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Welcome back to Farm Table Italy. This is a quick video taken a few years back at a restaurant in Siena. My friend, travel writer John Moretti, and I were in Siena, and we struck up a conversation with Chef Francesca at her restaurant, Fisci Per Fiaschi.
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Earlier that day, we spent some time at a nearby farm that raises Cinta Sanese pigs. She graciously allowed me to shoot some video of her making this particular dish called Pici al Baristo.
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Baristo is Italian for blood sausage. Chef Francesca is starting off with some oil and chopped shallot.

Several years ago, I made a trip to Siena and discovered “Fischi per Fiaschi” — a small, local restaurant within the city walls. There we met Chef Francesca and got to see her make a local Sienese dish: Pici al Buristo. It’s a simple pasta dish that features blood sausage from the Cinta Senese pigs that were almost extinct just a couple of decades ago.

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Julie Oliver's avatar

Love the video! Not sure I’d be up for trying blood sausage but watching the video made me think I should probably give it a go!

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David Gabrieli's avatar

I know! It sounds odd, but then you try it. Rich & complex; actually the orange peel really makes it!

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John Moretti's avatar

Love it!

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SPEAKER 1
Baristo is Italian for blood sausage. Chef Francesca is starting off with some oil and chopped shallot.