DISH RESEARCH · Soup
Acquasale lucana
Also known as: Acquasale della Basilicata
Lucanian bread soup with egg, celery and salted ricotta.
About Acquasale lucana
Acquasale lucana is a rustic bread soup from Basilicata. Giulia Rota’s traditional version combines dry bread with an onion-and-celery broth, eggs and ricotta salata.
Onion and celery provide a savoury base, with oregano and chilli adding aroma and warmth. The salted ricotta brings a distinctly salty dairy finish.
The broth softens toasted slices of bread, while the egg forms delicate curds throughout. Grated ricotta finishes each bowl, contrasting with the softened bread beneath.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Wheat (gluten), Egg, Milk, Celery.
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Acquasale lucana
Giulia Rota’s traditional Basilicata acquasale with eggs and ricotta salata.
- Dry breadBase
- EggBinder
- Ricotta salataFinish
- OnionAromatic
- Celery stalkAromatic
- ChilliSeasoningIngredient page not linked
- OreganoSeasoning
- Extra virgin olive oilCooking medium
- SaltSeasoning
- WaterLiquid
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Dry bread: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Wheat (gluten) source-confirmed. Broader bread record; exact dry loaf formula not given
- Egg: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Egg source-confirmed
- Ricotta salata: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Milk source-confirmed
- Onion: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Celery stalk: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Celery source-confirmed
- Chilli: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Exact catalogue ingredient mapping unresolved
- Oregano: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Extra virgin olive oil: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Salt: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Water: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
Recipe-specific unresolved details
- Exact bread formula and additional product allergens remain unspecified.
- Serving temperature is not explicitly stated.
Origins & food traditions
The recipe describes acquasale as an old, rustic dish typical of Basilicata.
Countries
- Italy
- ItalyCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Lucanian cuisine
- Basilicatan CuisineCatalogue link pending review
AI-generated illustration of one possible presentation. Recipes and ingredients vary; the image does not establish allergen content.