Type | Soup |
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Place of origin | Italy |
Region or state | Tuscany |
Main ingredients | Cannellini beans, potatoes, kale |
Variations | US additions: Italian sausage, crushed red pepper, diced white onion, bacon, garlic purée, chicken bouillon, heavy cream |
Zuppa toscana ( lit. 'Tuscan soup'), also known in Italy as minestra di pane ( lit. 'bread soup'), is a soup from the region of Tuscany, northern Italy. While there are many variations of zuppa toscana, its classic ingredients are cannellini beans, potatoes, and kale. [1] A North American version, popularized by Olive Garden, is made with Italian sausage, crushed red pepper, diced white onion, bacon, garlic purée, chicken bouillon, heavy cream, potatoes, and kale. [2]
According to the older generation, minestra di pane (zuppa toscana's ancestor) was originally created as a way to use up leftover, stale bread. [3] For the poor, it was a waste to throw this bread away; instead they made a watery soup out of it. [3] Minestra di pane has been part of Italian culture for a long time—so long, in fact, that there are legends about Leonardo da Vinci eating it himself. [3] This soup has become part of the Tuscan identity. [3] [4]
Zuppa Toscana at the Wikibooks Cookbook subproject
Type | Soup |
---|---|
Place of origin | Italy |
Region or state | Tuscany |
Main ingredients | Cannellini beans, potatoes, kale |
Variations | US additions: Italian sausage, crushed red pepper, diced white onion, bacon, garlic purée, chicken bouillon, heavy cream |
Zuppa toscana ( lit. 'Tuscan soup'), also known in Italy as minestra di pane ( lit. 'bread soup'), is a soup from the region of Tuscany, northern Italy. While there are many variations of zuppa toscana, its classic ingredients are cannellini beans, potatoes, and kale. [1] A North American version, popularized by Olive Garden, is made with Italian sausage, crushed red pepper, diced white onion, bacon, garlic purée, chicken bouillon, heavy cream, potatoes, and kale. [2]
According to the older generation, minestra di pane (zuppa toscana's ancestor) was originally created as a way to use up leftover, stale bread. [3] For the poor, it was a waste to throw this bread away; instead they made a watery soup out of it. [3] Minestra di pane has been part of Italian culture for a long time—so long, in fact, that there are legends about Leonardo da Vinci eating it himself. [3] This soup has become part of the Tuscan identity. [3] [4]
Zuppa Toscana at the Wikibooks Cookbook subproject