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busecchina

chestnut soup

Busecchina may sound like a little tripe buseca, but is actually a Lombard and Piemontese soup made with dried chestnuts, cream and maybe lemon peel, dating from the Middle Ages.

Also spelled Busecchinè or bussechina.

Lombardy

Piedmont

Soups & Stews (Minestra)

Text © Dana Facaros & Michael Pauls

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