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italic=unset is a popular soup in Portuguese cuisine.
The basic traditional ingredients for italic=unset are julienned Portuguese cabbage or couve-galega, potatoes, olive oil, black pepper and salt, mainly flavoured with onion and garlic. Some regional recipes favour slight variations, like turnip greens or added meat, such as ham hock, making it similar to Italo-American wedding soup. Traditionally, the soup is accompanied by slices of paio, chouriço or linguiça and with a Portuguese cornbread or rye bread called broa on the side for dipping. In Brazil, the soup is accompanied by pão francês, as are virtually all kinds of soups. In Portugal, italic=unset is typically consumed during events such as weddings, birthdays and popular celebrations. It is sometimes consumed before a main course or as a late supper. It is traditionally served in earthenware bowls called tigela.