On a recent to the Aoelian Islands near Sicily I accidentally ordered a scorch the tongue soup...or did I? The mussel soup sounded just perfect with little morsels of mussels (out of the shells) in a spicy broth. I planned to completely ignore the lineup around the bowl of four little toasted croutons. Then after my first sip, I shoved all four in to put out the fire in the bowl. Surprisingly, it worked. So when you are enjoying this soup, try it first without the croutons and then add them accordingly to taste.

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