Apr 3, 2025

Il Palagiaccio Florence

Quality is not a luxury

""Il Palagiaccio" Florence is a shop that sells handcrafted cheese & yoghurt created in a big farm near Borgo S.Lorenzo where the cows run free...."

Mugello, not like the name of the famous race track, but like the country area north of Florence, that hosts the MotoGP, and a few of the best farms in Tuscany. Palagiaccio is actually the name of a farm, a big farm near Borgo S.Lorenzo where the cows run free, the cheese is hand-crafted, and the bread is organic. A farm that sends its milk to town to let us taste the difference between good quality and best quality.

They have four different shops in town (Piazza Dalmazia 32; Via Sacchetti 23; Via Gioberti 9R; Viale Giannotti 50R), so you probably have one near you! Palagiaccio's yoghurt is a regular guest in my fridge. And no matter who you are, you need to try their hard cheese with the handmade caramellata di cipolle (caramelized onions mustard), a great appetizer to bring as a gift!

Anything from this shop is genuine, seasonal and "Zero Kilometers", pretty much everything I look for in a grocery store. Highly recommended!

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