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Jul 21, 2023Liked by Giulia Scarpaleggia, Tommaso Galli

Great posting... always an interesting (and delicious) read 👍👍. I remember my first time having Cod alla Livornese in a very nice little Italian place (now sold, reformatted) called Trattoria Bella Mia in Beverly from Chef/owner Giorgio Manzana. It was sublime... this recipe reawakened my palate and it is salivating thinking of making this. Grazie mille!

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That’s the power of those simple, delicious recipes that become immediately a tradition! Every time I make this dish I think about my nonno!

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Jul 22, 2023Liked by Giulia Scarpaleggia

Nice! that is an epitome of a somatic marker... the mind's ultimate "bookmark"

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We enjoy variations of Cod Fish - salted and fresh. For Christmas Eve we make a Baccala Salad with celery, olives and sweet cherry peppers. So delicious.

I remember the big tub of water where my mom soaked the dry codfish for days. It doesn't seem that dry to me now because I can reconstitute it overnight.

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