Pappa al Pomodoro
Pappa al pomodoro. Tomato and Bread Soup. With Burrata. As I am starting to get organized for my return to Tuscany, I realize I haven’t yet posted my favorite videos from my last trip a few weeks ago. #travelinginitalywithcats Lunch at @villa_bordoni with #fortunyandfiorella Even for them, they were well behaved. In Europe, it’s common to bring your dog to a restaurant, but it’s a unusual to bring cats. I am trying to organize my summer so I can leave Venice during the crowdest times and stay part time in Tuscany. 6 weeks. 2 weeks of each of the next 3 months. Part vacation. Part work. I need a change in scenery. As Diana Vreeland said, “the eyes need to travel” I need to be inspired by different landscapes, different food. This classic Tuscan dish is a favorite. It’s a melange of day-old bread, tomatoes, extra virgin olive oil, garlic and basil. I can taste the hands crushing the freshly peeled tomatoes. I think this time they used leek instead of onions. When making a soup it’s an essential substitute giving the soup a more elegant taste. The piece de la resistance of today’s #pappaalpomodoro was the bulging ball of burrata so fresh it caused Fortuny to sit up and sniff the air. Though you can eat the soup warm, today’s version was cold. When I cut into the burrata it oozed from its skin like it was fresh from the oven. I washed it down with a Tuscan red. Chianti, of course. After all, I am in Greve. 20 years ago I first visited here and it captured a place in my heart.
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