GangaMinestra di Pasta e Fagioli Borlotti - Italian Borlotti Bean and Pasta Soup
The son of a friend once had a neighbourhood restaurant in Prospect called Minestra. It was great! The menu changed daily, depending on their produce and the things the people in the area brought in. It was a favourite place to meet my friend, of course, but also a great place to sit and while away the time, or take work to do when I was sick of sitting at my desk.
What is a Minestra? Minestra predates zuppa (another type of Italian soup) by a few centuries. Derived from the Latin ministrare, meaning to administer, the word reflects how minestra was served from a large bowl or pot by the figurehead in the household. Minestra was traditionally the principal – and often the only – dish served in a meal.
Today it is a rather umbrella term referring to a first course of vegetables, legumes, pasta or rice cooked in a stock. Minestrone is one of many minestra soups. Regional variations abound but a minestrone always includes a vegetable that will thicken the soup, such as fresh or dried beans, potatoes or pumpkin. It must also include pasta or rice.
This soup is a type of Minestrone (Minestrone di Fagioli or Minestrone di Pasta e Fagioli), one that does not include a large variety of vegetables. You will find similar soups under many different names as your browse the internet.
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