Italian wedding soup
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| Alternative names | Minestra maritata (in Italian) | ||||||
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| Type | Soup | ||||||
| Course | Primo (Italian pasta course) | ||||||
| Place of origin | Italy | ||||||
| Main ingredients | Green vegetables (endive and escarole or cabbage, lettuce, kale, spinach), meat (meatballs, sausage), chicken broth | ||||||
| 71 kcal (297 kJ) | |||||||
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Italian wedding soup, known in Italian as minestra maritata, is a soup consisting mainly of green vegetables and meat in chicken broth. It is popular in the United States, where it is a staple in many Italian restaurants and diners.
Origin
[edit]The term wedding soup comes from a mistranslation of the Italian language phrase minestra maritata ('married soup'). Minestra maritata more directly translates to 'wedded broths'. The marriage of its meats and vegetables inside of its broth is the only matrimony relevant in this context.[1]
Ingredients
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Italian wedding soup consists of green vegetables (usually endive and escarole or cabbage, lettuce, kale, and/or spinach) and meat (usually meatballs and/or sausage, the latter sometimes made of chicken and containing Italian parsley and Parmesan cheese) in a clear chicken-based broth. Sometimes it contains pasta (usually cavatelli, fusilli, acini di pepe, pastina, orzo, etc.), lentils, carrots, or grated Parmesan cheese. Egg whites are also a common addition.
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ Republic, Food (2015-03-12). "Italian Wedding Soup Has Nothing To Do With Actual Weddings". Food Republic. Retrieved 2024-01-19.
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