pronounced italian cooked water based hot soup italian cuisine originally peasant food preparation consumption dates ancient history originated coastal area named southern northern dish invented means hardened bread edible contemporary times ingredients vary additional ingredients variations dish include con con history simple traditional dish originating coastal region italy known spans southern half coast runs northern word means cooked water italian language originally peasant food described ancient dish recipe derived people lived forest working typically poor traditionally people prepared consumed farmers area historically soup served dish course italian meal remains popular dish italy invented means hardened bread edible people worked away home significant periods time bring bread foods salt hold prepared bread legend exists relation concept stone soup generally based premise poor traveler arrived village having stone convinced villagers add ingredients stone soup creating variations legend exist ingredients historically primary ingredients water bread olive oil vegetables foods available earlier 1800s preparations juice derived half place tomatoes common food italy prior decades nineteenth century contemporary times contemporary preparations use fresh bread include additional ingredients vegetable eggs beans beans lemon juice salt pepper potatoes versions use edible mushrooms wild herbs leaf vegetables mint contribute flavor dish topped egg contemporary versions prepared advance hours day stored cold place prior serving preserved freezing variations con soup variation uses mushrooms primary ingredient additional ingredients include bread stock water cheese eggs wild mint olive oil salt pepper variation flavor described based mushrooms con soup variation includes red pepper
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