page_title: Bistecca alla fiorentina
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Bistecca alla fiorentina / History
caption_attribution_description: Italiano: Partito Nettista Italiano - Corrado Tedeschi - bistecca
context_page_description: The bistecca alla fiorentina is an Italian steak made of veal or heifer that, combined with the specific preparation, makes it one of the most popular dishes of Tuscan cuisine. It is a high cut including the bone, to be cooked on the embers or on the grill, with a degree of "blood" cooking.
context_section_description: The history of the Florentine steak is as old as the Italian city of Florence, from which it takes its name, and the tracks of its origins are lost in time. However, its tradition, celebrity, and name can be traced back to the celebration of the feast of Saint Lawrence on 10 August and to the House of  Medici. On the occasion of the Festa di San Lorenzo the city was illuminated by the light of large bonfires, where large quantities of veal were roasted and then distributed to the population.
  Florence at the time of the Medici was an important crossroad where you could meet travelers from all over the world. It is said that on the occasion of the Feast of Saint Lawrence, some English knights were present at the celebrations and were offered the meat roasted on the fires. They called it in their language beef steak referring to the type of meat they were eating. From here a translation adapted to the current Italian language created the word bistecca that has come down to the present day.
  An alternative version dates it back to the English, present in Florence in the 19th century, who left their mark on Tuscan cuisine. These were wealthy people, who could also afford cuts of fine meat, such as beef steak, precisely, but also as the roast beef, also present in Florentine cuisine.
  In the 1950s Florentine publisher Corrado Tedeschi founded the Italian Nettist Party, better known as the Steak Party (Partito della Bistecca). Considered a forerunner of anti-politics or the first Italian satirical party, the Steak Party took part in the 1953 Italian general election using the motto "Better a steak today than an empire tomorrow", promising to give people a 450 g steak every day.
caption: Corrado Tedeschi, Florentine leader of the Italian Nettist Party, promised during 1953 general elections to deliver a daily supply of steak to every citizen
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