Siena Food Specialties: What to Order
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Siena's food is hearty, sweet, and unapologetically peasant in origin. These are the dishes you should not leave without trying.
# Siena Food Specialties: What to Order
Siena's food is hearty, sweet, and unapologetically peasant in origin. These are the dishes you should not leave without trying.
Key facts
- Pici al ragu: hand-rolled thick spaghetti with slow-cooked beef ragu.
- Pici cacio e pepe: same pasta, pecorino cheese and black pepper.
- Ribollita: bread and bean soup, hearty enough to be a meal.
- Cinta senese: ancient Tuscan pork breed, served as cured meat or roast.
- Panforte: dense honey-spice cake, the local Christmas sweet (sold year-round).
- Ricciarelli: soft almond cookies, often dusted with icing sugar.
What I tell visitors
Pici cacio e pepe is the safest order at any trattoria — even bad versions are good. Pici al ragu varies wildly; ask for the recommendation.
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Final word
Whatever brings you to Siena — food, the Palio, the Tuscan countryside — slow down. The city repays attention. If you have a tip to add or a correction, write us at redazione@visitsienaguide.it.
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