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cassola

seafood stew, pork stew, or cheese cake

Cassola number one is from Sardinia: crab, scallops, prawns and white fish in a fresh tomato and vegetable broth, with basil, lemon, white wine and mild pepper. It's served with bread and garlic aioli. Many other versions exist.

Cassola number two is another spelling of cassuoela, the piggy soul food of Lombardy and Piemonte.

Cassola the cake

Cassola number three is a Jewish-Roman proto-cheesecake, made with ricotta.

Lombardy

Piedmont

Sardinia

Soups & Stews (Minestra)

Sweet Stuff

Text © Dana Facaros & Michael Pauls

Images by Alpha, carlos alonso