Buridda is a
seafood
Seafood is any form of sea life regarded as food by humans, prominently including fish and shellfish. Shellfish include various species of molluscs (e.g. bivalve molluscs such as clams, oysters and mussels, and cephalopods such as octopus an ...
soup or stew in
Italian cuisine
Italian cuisine (, ) is a Mediterranean cuisine#CITEREFDavid1988, David 1988, Introduction, pp.101–103 consisting of the ingredients, recipes and List of cooking techniques, cooking techniques developed across the Italian Peninsula and late ...
from
Liguria
Liguria (; lij, Ligûria ; french: Ligurie) is a Regions of Italy, region of north-western Italy; its Capital city, capital is Genoa. Its territory is crossed by the Alps and the Apennine Mountains, Apennines Mountain chain, mountain range and is ...
in northern Italy.
Some preparations may be slow-cooked,
while others are cooked in a relatively short amount of time (9–10 minutes).
It has also been described as a
stew
A stew is a combination of solid food ingredients that have been cooked in liquid and served in the resultant gravy. A stew needs to have raw ingredients added to the gravy. Ingredients in a stew can include any combination of vegetables and ...
,
or as similar in texture to a stew.
Ingredients and preparation
Buridda's primary ingredients include seafood, fish broth, tomato, onion, and garlic.
Traditionally, the soup was served with ''gallette del marinaio'' (dry, round bread buns), which would be soaked in it.
In contemporary times, toasted bread may be used.
It may contain several types of fish, and additional seafoods may include eel, squid,
clams, or mussels.
Simple preparations may be cooked with only dried cod and potato.
Varieties
''Buridda alla Genovese'' is a variation that is prepared with the same base ingredients, and may also include shrimp and octopus.
It has been described as a "traditional dish from
Genoa
Genoa ( ; it, Genova ; lij, Zêna ). is the capital of the Italian region of Liguria and the List of cities in Italy, sixth-largest city in Italy. In 2015, 594,733 people lived within the city's administrative limits. As of the 2011 Italian ce ...
".
Buridda is related to bourride, a fish soup of Provence.
See also
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Fish stew
Fish stew is a generic name for a stew with a base or food ingredients of fish or seafood. It is also rarely used to refer to stew ponds.
List of fish stews
Types of fish stew from around the world include:
* ''Asam Pedas'' ( Indonesian) and ...
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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 ...
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List of soups
This is a list of notable soups. Soups have been made since Ancient history, ancient times.
Some soups are served with large chunks of meat or vegetables left in the liquid, while others are served as a broth. A broth is a flavored liquid usua ...
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List of stews
This is a list of notable stews. A stew is a combination of solid food ingredients that have been Cooking, cooked in liquid and served in the resultant gravy. Ingredients in a stew can include any combination of vegetables (such as carrots, potato ...
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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 ...
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List of Italian dishes
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Italian soups
Cuisine of Liguria