Zuppa di Lumache con Pomodoro e Prezzemolo Molisana
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Origin
Molise
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Description
Wild land snails (lumache di terra) gathered from the Molisano countryside in spring and autumn, purged for 3 days, cooked in a tomato, garlic and parsley broth until tender. A preparation of the deep Molisano countryside that requires patience in the preparation of the snails but rewards with a deeply flavoured, mineral-rich broth. Eaten with bread to mop the intensely flavoured cooking juices.
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The Thread
—Wild snails poached in an aromatic broth — the French version serves with garlic-herb butter; the Molisano version stays with tomato and parsley French
—Land snails cooked in a tomato and wine sauce — the Catalan version with romesco or pimentón; the same snail-in-tomato preparation Spanish
—Land snails cooked in white wine with herbs and tomato — the Maltese version of the same Mediterranean land-snail-in-tomato tradition Maltese
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Flavour Context
Mineral, faintly funky and deeply savoury from the snails; tomato provides acidity; garlic gives warmth; parsley adds freshness; the broth is extraordinary — slow food in every sense of the phrase
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