pancotto
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Pancotto is an Italian soup prepared with pieces of stale bread boiled in broth or water and seasoned.
It is a dish from the cuisine of recovery that recalls peasant culture that would not waste bread, present in all regions of Italy with many variations due to the type of bread, the liquid used, and the cooking process. As a consequence, it has many names, such as Lombard panada, Ligurian pancheuto, and Sardinian pane cottu.
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