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ortica

stinging nettle

Tender young ortiche are used in place of spinach in some recipes, and in Trentino's barley and nettle soup, zuppa di ortica e orzo.

In Piedmont they use nettles to make a risotto alle urtie.

Piedmont

Trentino-Alto Adige

Vegetables

Text © Dana Facaros & Michael Pauls

Image by j Brew