Buzzurro it is a term used disparagingly to describe those who act coarsely and rudely.
In actuality, the “buzzurri” originated in Switzerland and traveled to Italy during the winter to sell goods made from chestnuts, such as “burned” or “patron” or the higher chestnut flour cake. A lower dessert was produced under the names Castagnaccio, “Migliaccio,” “Ghigchio,” and other designations based on the area of belonging (depending on the cases with the addition of pine nuts, raisins, rosemary,…).
Before the years, there was a particular sapphire in the narrow Via dei Biffi that splits via Martelli and via Ricasoli, the final Florentine “Buzzurro”. Because of the “Royal Liceo-Ginnasio Galileo” nearby, he was able to get some recognition for his chestnut-based products for a while. However, he was compelled to stop his company when other pastry shops and confectioneries began to open.
During Florence’s reign as capital, the word “buzzerro” referred to the Piedmontese officials who arrived in large numbers and spoke a dialect that was so rarely understood that people mocked it for being a language of barbarians.
