Cassoeula sometimes Italianised as cassola, cazzuola or cazzola (Western Lombard word for “trowel”, etymologically unrelated), or bottaggio (probably derived from the French word potage) is a typical winter dish popular in Western Lombardy.
The dish has a strong, decisive flavour, and was a favourite of conductor Arturo Toscanini.
One writer describes it as a “noble, ancient Milanese dish” and writes of the inexpressible “pleasure that it furnishes the soul as well as the palate, especially on a wintry day
One account of the origins of the dish associates it with the January 17 celebration of St Anthony the Abbot which coincided with the end of the pig-slaughtering season.
The parts of the pig used for the dish were those ready for consumption immediately after slaughter, whereas the better cuts of meat would be hung to improve the flavour.
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Another account traces the origins of the dish to the 16th century when Spain ruled Milan; it tells how a Spanish army officer taught the recipe to his lover, who cooked for a noble Milanese family, and the dish was well-received and became popular.
The Aristodemo’s are: Andrea Gonnella (Vocals), Keane (percussioni / percussion), Alessandro Rizzardi (Mandolino / Mandolin and Sax), Fabio Guazzelli (chitarra / guitar), Leo Gnesi on double–bass, Francesco Massagli (fisarmonica)
All articles on barganews featuring the Aristodemo’s can be seen here
Cassoeula: piatto lombardo della tradizione contadina a base di tagli di maiale e verza
The Aristodemos: gruppo musicale nato dall’amore per lo swing italiano, nel cuore di piazza del comune a Barga
Un binomio irrinunciabile che potrai trovare sabato 8 ottobre a partire dalle 19 sotto lo storico loggiato del capretz.
Avremo come ospiti gli amici cassoeulari della Brianza, terra natale di @gianpaoloromani che sin dal pomeriggio daranno spettacolo sotto la loggia, armati di paiolo e farina di granturco 8 file (per aggiungere un tocco di toscanità).
Dalle 19 si aggiungeranno i nostri musici degli Aristodemos ad accompagnare una serata dal sapore speciale
