English/Italian Lessons: How to make to soup

We recently visited Graziella's mother, Nonna Angela, in Toronto, where she has lived since the early 1960's. She had heard about the videos we make and wanted to be in one. We actually shot enough video for three separate productions. The other two are "Lasagna" and "Pizza".

Though her first language is the Sicilian dialog mixed with Canadian English, she did her best to speak proper Italian. Please forgive her if she used words that a college professor wouldn't choose. Sometimes it was difficult for us to transcribe what she had said, but we don't think it takes away from the enjoyment of the video.

This soup is very good. The ingredients were already prepared, kind of like they do on shows like Rachel Ray. A savvy cook can deduce the relative amounts, since measuring really isn't necessary when making soups.

In Italian, there are many words for soup. The word I would use is usually Zuppa, to me, brodo suggests broth, but I'm not going to tell an Italian "how to" say something. I learned from that with the word "Plum" which can be "Susina" or "Prugno".

Another key word for "Soup" is Minestra, from which we get "Minestrone".
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Buon Aappetito a tutti

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[PuppyZwolle]

Question: Is Brodo the name for any soup or specially this soup (filled, meal soup) ?

It sure looks like something I would enjoy (making) Gonna ad this to my 'to do'-list this weekend.

[ItalianLessons101]

@PuppyZwolle

It's not a specific name like "Split Pea" or "Clam Chowder".

"Brodo" is just a general term... basically it denotes a brothy soup versus a creamy soup.

[Fgafmi]

That's good... still there are some mistakes oh and make sure you use Italian not a dialect.There are many dialect and sometimes they are quite different from Italian!

[ItalianLessons101]

@Fgafmi

True. For these "how to" videos (we have a total of three that have been filmed with Nonna Angela) we are allowing some Sicilian dialect - there are times that pidgin English sneaks in too. Cut her a break, she just turned 81 today. :)

Thanks for watching.

[Ladybee89]

si dice " era nata IN sicilia" ;)

[ItalianLessons101]

@Ladybee89

I caught that during editing... I hate it when I do that.

Thanks for watching.

[intsa41]

Basically your "Italian" is Sicilian! I am Sicilian and I can see this is not Italian, sorry :P You are very funny thou, love you!! :D

[giulicoldplay]

@raurino hahahaahahhahahahah

[giulicoldplay]

@chiaracat haahahahahhaha

[wesawebi]

you only do the italian speaking on every other statement! what the heck is that?

[Robson8239]

Very good!

[paultinsel]

mmmmm...that looks beyond...thank you nonna angela......best italain lesson yet....brava nonna

[Itsymom]

LOVED IT!!! what is the difference between brodo and zuppa? is it the same thing?

[mrsbowlingballout]

@QuotesTookHer

Hi this is Graziella

we try to use standard Italian, but for videos like this and when we make videos about slang words, you can tell I have Sicilian roots.

Thanks for watching

:D

[chiaracat]

a real italian lady!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BELLISSIMO

[raurino]

ahhahahahahahaahhahaa stupendo! XD notice how the granma sais " bellissimo" (which means beatiful) as in tasty, it's a sicilian way to express that what they are eating is delicious :D