Zuppa Imperiale appears as a signature dish in 1 Italy cities. See each city's local variant and where to eat it.
Zuppa Imperiale · Bologna
Small golden cubes of baked semolina, egg and parmigiano floating in a clear capon brodo. The lighter, weeknight Bolognese broth, distinct from tortellini in brodo.
Zuppa Imperiale is a quintessentially Bolognese first course, served at family Sunday lunches across Emilia from the 19th century onward. The egg-and-semolina batter is baked in a flat tin to a soft cake, cooled, and cut into 1cm cubes that hold their shape in the broth. It is the home-cooking counterpart to the more elaborate tortellini in brodo, and remains on the menus of traditional trattorias such as Trattoria Anna Maria, Trattoria Battibecco and Diana.
Where to eat in Bologna:
- Trattoria Anna Maria
- Trattoria Battibecco
- Ristorante Diana