emointhekitchen Minestrone “big soup” means “that which is served” – designed to fill you up. It is documented in an English cookbook from 1871. The tradition of not losing its rural roots continues today, and minestrone is now known in Italy as part of a style of cooking called cucina povera (“poor people’s cuisine”), meaning dishes that have rustic, rural roots, as opposed to cucina nobile (“noble cuisine”), or the cooking style and nobility of the aristocracy. The vegetables used may vary according to personal taste and availability. You will need: olive oil 1 leek 1/2 potato 1 shallots 1 carrot 4 cloves of garlic 1 can diced tomatoes 1…