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ginestrata

newlyweds' soup

After their wedding night, Tuscan couples since the Middle Ages have regained their ooomph with a nice restorative bowl of ginestrata, a thin soup of egg yolks, chicken broth Marsala wine, butter, nutmeg and sugar.

Soups & Stews (Minestra)

Tuscany

Text © Dana Facaros & Michael Pauls

Image by italienisch-kochen