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Origin
Tuscany
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Description
A thick, warming soup from the Garfagnana hills using farro della Garfagnana (emmer wheat with IGP status) — cooked with borlotti beans, vegetables and a ham bone in a single pot until the farro is tender and the beans have partially collapsed into the broth. The soup is finished with a drizzle of Garfagnana olive oil and left to rest before serving, allowing the farro to swell further.
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The Thread
—Emmer wheat soup with legumes — the Umbrian version uses Farro di Monteleone di Spoleto in a similar structure Umbrian
—Roasted green wheat soup cooked with broth and meat — ancient grain cooked in broth with legumes, same civilisational tradition Lebanese
—Ancient grain (barley) slow-cooked with ham and vegetables — same northern European peasant grain-soup logic German
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Flavour Context
Earthy, nutty and deeply savoury from the ham bone; farro's chew contrasts with soft beans; olive oil enriches the finish — a soup of mountain simplicity and time
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