''Acquasale'' or ''cialledda'' is a dish characteristic of southern
Italian cuisine
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, especially in
Basilicata
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,
Campania
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and
Apulia
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regions.
It is made with
stale bread
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,
salt
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,
olive oil
Olive oil is a vegetable oil obtained by pressing whole olives (the fruit of ''Olea europaea'', a traditional Tree fruit, tree crop of the Mediterranean Basin) and extracting the oil.
It is commonly used in cooking for frying foods, as a cond ...
,
tomato
The tomato (, ), ''Solanum lycopersicum'', is a plant whose fruit is an edible Berry (botany), berry that is eaten as a vegetable. The tomato is a member of the nightshade family that includes tobacco, potato, and chili peppers. It originate ...
,
oregano
Oregano (, ; ''Origanum vulgare'') is a species of flowering plant in the mint family, Lamiaceae. It was native to the Mediterranean region, but widely naturalised elsewhere in the temperate climate, temperate Northern Hemisphere.
Oregano is a ...
,
egg
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, and
peppers
Pepper(s) may refer to:
Food and spice
* Piperaceae or the pepper family, a large family of flowering plants
** Black pepper
** Long pepper
** Kampot pepper
* ''Capsicum'' or pepper, a genus of flowering plants in the nightshade family Solanaceae
...
, and served in a soup dish.
Cookist.it: Acquasale: la ricetta gustosa e veloce del piatto tipico pugliese
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See also
References
Italian cuisine
Cuisine of Basilicata
Bread dishes
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