Fish is the protagonist
on our tables. It is served in a variety of ways and
you will enjoy all the different fish found locally
in the sea.
You will relish our deep sea and rock fish which we
always endeavour to serve in characteristic local
style. We also propose a variety of interesting flavours
… with aromatic herbs to enhance our dishes;
we also have a an abundance of fruit and in the Autumn,
chestnuts and delicious cakes and desserts made with
chestnut flour – from chestnut fritters to the
local “necci”.
Autumn is also the time for a wide variety of excellent
mushrooms on the island, including cep and Caesar’s
mushrooms.
And cake lovers will be in their element when they
try the local "schiaccia briaca", an original
sweet focaccia filled with pine-seeds and currants
flavoured with Aleatico wine. Our excellent wines,
full of personality, are characteristic of the area
and include dry white, red and rosé table wines.
The most popular vines used to make them are Sangiovese
for red wines, and Trebbiano, Procanico, Vermentino
and Ansonica for white wines. Aleatico is the most
typical and original of Elba’s wines.
It is made from red Aleatico raisins which give off
an delicious perfume of fresh red berries, which combines
well with the miniature pastries and other patisserie
typical of the Island. And not forgetting Elba’s
Muscat and Ansonica wines and excellent extra virgin
olive oil produced from the same olives grown in the
Tuscan hinterland.
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