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Le Virtu - A delicacy of Teramo in Abruzzo Italy.
Le virtu’ (The Virtues) is a kind of vegetable soup well known and appreciated by the Italian people. It is typically prepared in early May of each year by people living in and around Teramo in the Abruzzo Region of Italy..
The magic word is “sette” (seven) with seven dried vegetables left over from the winter, seven fresh vegetables, seven kinds of meat, seven seasons, seven shapes of pasta – all cooked for seven hours of time. One particular ingredient is “annit” (wild fennel)..
This dish is typically served as a first course in throughout the village of Valle San Giovanni. Guests at Casale have been known to begin preparations for this delicacy at least one week in advance..
There is a restaurant in Phildadelphia with the name Le Virtu’. It is no coincidence that the owners are from the Teramo Province of Abruzzo..
There has recently been establish l’Accademia delle Virtù (Academy of Virtu’) with the purpose of promoting this typically Teramano delicacy. One of the founders of this organization is Walter Mazzitti,
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