capponada

/kahp-poh-NAH-dah/
[Italian]

A version of caponata from Liguria made with stale, crusty bread or biscuits (US: crackers) soaked in oil and mixed with tuna, crushed garlic, olives, tomatoes, anchovies and so on. The stale bread or biscuits mimic earlier versions which were made with sea biscuits.

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