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Bagnun is a soup, with
anchovies An anchovy is a small, common forage fish of the family Engraulidae. Most species are found in marine waters, but several will enter brackish water, and some in South America are restricted to fresh water. More than 140 species are placed in 1 ...
as the primary ingredient, which originated in the 19th century near
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in the province of
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).


History

Originally, bagnun was cooked by the crews of typical fishing boats called leudi. Over time, it has kept its original simplicity: it is prepared, even today, with fresh
anchovies An anchovy is a small, common forage fish of the family Engraulidae. Most species are found in marine waters, but several will enter brackish water, and some in South America are restricted to fresh water. More than 140 species are placed in 1 ...
, brown
onion An onion (''Allium cepa'' L., from Latin ''cepa'' meaning "onion"), also known as the bulb onion or common onion, is a vegetable that is the most widely cultivated species of the genus ''Allium''. The shallot is a botanical variety of the onio ...
s, peeled
tomato The tomato is the edible berry of the plant ''Solanum lycopersicum'', commonly known as the tomato plant. The species originated in western South America, Mexico, and Central America. The Mexican Nahuatl word gave rise to the Spanish word ...
es, extra virgin olive oil, and dry bread. Since the 1950s,
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, a village near the town of
Sestri Levante Sestri Levante ( la, Segesta Tigullorum/Segesta Tigulliorum) is a town and ''comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Genoa, Liguria, Italy. Lying on the Mediterranean Sea, it is approximately south of Genoa and is set on a promontory. While nearby ...
, has held an annual '' Sagra del Bagnun'', a festival celebrating the dish, in the last weekend of July.


See also

*
Cuisine of Liguria Ligurian cuisine consists of dishes from the culinary tradition of Liguria, a region of northwestern Italy, which makes use of ingredients linked both to local production (such as preboggion, a mixture of wild herbs), an ...
* List of Italian dishes *
List of Italian soups This is a list of notable Italian soups. Soups are sometimes served as the '' primo'', or first course in Italian cuisine. In some regions of Italy, such as Veneto, soup is eaten more than pasta. Italian soups * Acquacotta – originally a ...


References


External links


Official website of Bagnun association in Riva Trigoso
Italian soups Cuisine of Liguria Anchovy dishes Metropolitan City of Genoa {{soup-stub