(; translating to 'tomato
mush') is a thick Tuscan
bread soup
Bread soup is a simple soup that mainly consists of bread, usually staling, stale bread. Variations exist in many countries, and it is often eaten during Lent. Both brown bread, brown and white bread may be used.
The basis for bread soup is tra ...
typically prepared with fresh
tomato
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es,
bread
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,
olive oil
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It is commonly used in cooking for frying foods, as a cond ...
,
garlic
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,
basil
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, and various other fresh ingredients. It is usually made with
stale
Staling, or "going stale", is a chemical and physical process in bread and similar foods that reduces their palatability. Stale bread is dry and hard, making it less suitable for different culinary uses than fresh bread. Countermeasures and desta ...
or leftover bread, and can be served hot, room temperature, or chilled.
The dish has ancient origins, although it was largely popularized by the 1911 publication of ''
Il Giornalino di Gian Burrasca'' and by its television version, in which
Rita Pavone
Rita Ori Filomena Merk-Pavone (, ; born August 23, 1945) is an Italian-Swiss pop singer, actress and showgirl, who enjoyed success through the 1960s.
Known as "the Mosquito of Turin" (), she was also nicknamed "Carrot Hair" () because of the r ...
sang the well-known song "
Viva la pappa col pomodoro".
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List of Italian soups
This is a list of notable Italian soups. Soups are sometimes served as the ( first course) in Italian cuisine. In some regions of Italy, such as Veneto, soup is eaten more than pasta.
Italian soups
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List of tomato dishes
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List of bread dishes
This is a list of bread dishes and foods, which use bread as a primary ingredient. Bread is a staple food prepared from a dough of flour and water, usually by baking. Throughout recorded history it has been popular around the world and is one of ...
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Pap (food)
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