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The Cassoeula (from old cazza) sometimes Italianized Cazzuola (Italian word for trowel) or bottaggio (probably derived from the French word potage) is a typical winter dish popular in Northern Italy mostly in 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.
