I'm making up a little list for my trip. In New Orleans has their gumbo and Hurricanes; San Francisco it's sourdough bread and Dungeness crab; and New England have their lobsters, etc.

So, in that vein, if you were visiting the hill towns in TUSCANY (although we'll specifically be visiting Orvieto, Montalcino, Siena, San Gimignano and Lucca),

(1) What city or regional food or drink* specialty is something you MUST experience because it's just not the same anywhere else; and

(2) At what place or establishment in particular prepares or provides it the best?

*I already know I'm going to get some Brunello wine in Montalcino.

You already posted this message twice. Why don't you top your old posts instead of adding new ones on the same subject?

because i think the other post was for almafi coast...

guess not...well, everyone's entitled to a double post by mistake once in a while!

Oops. I DID accidentally post this (on TUSCANY) again -- when I returned to check for responses the original inexplicably did not show up under my name. The others with the subject "Food and Drink Specialities...?" are for different locations and I plan on posting probably 6 more. But thanks for pointing out my faux pas (speaking of which, is it "paus" or "pas"?), your patience (for those exercising same) and of course THANKS everybody for your wonderful responses and for those certainly to come. MUAH!