Brodetto di Pesce alla Molisana
Termoli, Molise
Molise's Adriatic coast fish stew from Termoli — the smallest and most obscure of the Italian Adriatic brodeitti, less codified than the Marchegiani and Abruzzese versions. Termoli's brodetto traditionally uses 7 types of fish (one for each day of the week in Termoli's religious tradition), prepared in a soffritto of olive oil, garlic, peperoncino, and fresh tomato without wine or vinegar. The simplest of the Adriatic fish stews — the lack of acid base allows the fish's natural sweetness to dominate. Served with grilled bread made from Molise's durum wheat.