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7 recipes from 5 regions, Friuli Venezia Giulia to Calabria. The newest is Morzello Calabrese.

Brick-red beef stew with visible chunks sits in a rustic bowl beside country bread, chile flakes, and a spoon

Soups · Calabria

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Morzello Calabrese

This home-style Catanzaro morzello simmers beef until tender in a spicy tomato broth, using accessible chuck and sturdy bread for dipping at the table.

2 h 28 min · Easy · Serves 4

Rolled cheese-filled crepes sit in broth in a ceramic bowl beside a spoon and small dishes of grated cheese and salt

Soups · Abruzzo

Abruzzo Scrippelle ’Mbusse Soup

Thin Abruzzo crepes rolled with Parmigiano-Reggiano and served in hot chicken broth make scrippelle ’mbusse a gentle, satisfying soup for cool evenings.

45 min · Medium · Serves 4

A bowl of bean and potato stew sits on linen beside a spoon and a dish of bread

Soups · Friuli Venezia Giulia

Jota Triestina Sauerkraut Soup

This Trieste sauerkraut soup combines borlotti beans and potatoes in a tangy, thick broth, with a quick stovetop method for a filling cold-weather meal.

45 min · Easy · Serves 4

The soup in shallow, rustic bowls with toasted country bread tucked into the broth, one firm poached egg centered

Soups · Tuscany

Acquacotta Soup

This Tuscan acquacotta layers slow-cooked onions, tomatoes, greens, toasted bread, and poached eggs into a simple one-pot meal with a savory broth.

1 h 10 min · Easy · Serves 4

Tortellini in Brodo: a shallow ceramic bowl filled with meat tortellini and clear golden broth, finished

Soups · Emilia-Romagna

Tortellini in Brodo

This tortellini in brodo recipe pairs tender filled pasta with clear chicken-and-beef broth, gently simmered with vegetables for deep, clean flavor.

2 h · Medium · Serves 4

Tuscan Ribollita: the thick soup in a simple shallow ceramic bowl, with visible beans, dark kale, cabbage, and softened bread

Soups · Tuscany

Tuscan Ribollita

A hearty Tuscan bean, kale, cabbage, and bread soup, ribollita is reheated so its broth turns rich and stale bread gives the pot body and substance.

1 h 40 min · Medium · Serves 6

Pappa al Pomodoro: the thick soup spooned into shallow, rustic bowls, with visible soft bread and tomato, fresh basil

Soups · Tuscany

Pappa al Pomodoro

This authentic pappa al pomodoro recipe turns ripe tomatoes and day-old bread into a thick Tuscan soup, finished with basil and good olive oil for dinner.

1 h 10 min · Easy · Serves 4