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Maccu

Thick fava bean soup or purée, serve with pasta, on bread

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MACCU (a thick, broad bean soup, made at the end of winter to celebrate spring) | All Things Sicilian and more

This is a photo of mature broad beans taken in the Palermo Market. If you were keen, you would extract the beans from the pods, dry them and store them. Now days  you would buy them dry. 'You must try the maccu,' urged my host as we perused the menu in...
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Maccu di Fave: Sicilian Cream of Fava Bean Soup – The Flavorful Road

Ugly yet tasty, Maccu di Fave is a soup of contradictions. Learn how to make it here...
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“Maccu di San Giuseppe” (or “Maccu ri San Giuseppi”) is a soup of poverty, often eaten in honor of Saint Joseph - everybodylovesitalian.com

“Maccu di San Giuseppe” (or “Maccu ri San Giuseppi”) is a soup of poverty, often eaten in honor of Saint...
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Macco Di Fave - A Traditional Sicilian Hearty Soup Made With Fava Beans

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Macco di fave e finochietto (Sicilian Fava Bean and Fennel Soup) Recipe

This delicious recipe for velvety smooth, comforting Sicilian soup is made with fava beans and wild fennel...
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Broad Bean Soup- Sicilian Style- Maccu

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Sicilian Maccu - Mains, Salads, Soups & Stews Recipe

This rich soup is said to have been eaten in almost every Sicilian home since Roman times and may take its name from Macchus, a gluttonous character of Roman comedies. The dish is traditionally served to celebrate the coming of spring, often on the feast...
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Lu Maccu - Yoga by Fran Gallo

Lu maccu,  also lovingly known as Maccu Maccu, is a kind of Gruttisi soul food.  It is a specialty bean soup from Grotte, Sicily.  My uncle makes the best Maccu Maccu in the village of Grotte.  Below is the recipe for Maccu Maccu.    Since it is time...
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Sicilian Maccu: Whole Fava Bean Soup - Hodmedod's British Wholefoods

This rich whole fava bean soup is said to have been eaten in almost every Sicilian home since Roman times.Delicious as a soup or cooled, set and fried...

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