Every week the housewives at Fattoria del Colle (Country Inn  in Tuscany) – teach guests how to prepare pinci. It is quite a long procedure but it is easy, and everyone is able to learn the movement which transforms the fresh pasta dough into a long string ling shape (pincio means string, rope). Then for dinner the Osteria della fattoria del Colle serves a “pinci tasting” which means three servings with 3 different dressings. Often with duck sauce, typical in the Valdichiana area which up until the 17th century was an area full of marshes.

INGREDIENTS FOR PINCI FOR 4 PEOPLE

For the pasta: 1 egg, two tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil, 800 gr of flour, 800 gr of flour, a hand full of corn flour, salt. For the duck sauce: one onion, one carrot and a stick of celery, 3 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil, 400 gr of duck and 300 gr of minced beef, a glass of red wine, 500 gr of peeled tomatoes, juniper berries, two bay leaves, one peperoncino, some parsley and salt.

PREPARATION OF PINCI, THE BEST PASTA IN THE WORLD

For the pinci: Mix the egg with two small glasses of water, mix with oil and salt. Put the flour on the board in a fountain

And pour the mixture into the flour a little at a time so as to mix it well.…

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