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Wedding soup or Italian wedding soup is an Italian[1] 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.
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| Alternative names | Italian wedding soup, minestra maritata | ||||||
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| Type | Soup | ||||||
| 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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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 veggies inside of its broth is the only matrimony relevant in this context.[2]
Ingredients edit
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. Wedding soup sometimes 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 edit
References edit
- ^ Jones, Diana Nelson (July 22, 2004). "Food historian shows how immigrant recipes have survived, and served, America". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
- ^ 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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