Sciusceddu

Sciusceddu is a Sicilian soup prepared using meatballs and broken eggs as primary ingredients, served as a traditional Easter dish in the city of Messina. Additional ingredients used include broth, caciocavallo and ricotta cheeses, parsley, salt and pepper. It can be prepared in a similar style to egg drop soup.

Etymology

Juscellum, the Latin word upon which the Sicilian name is based, was a dish in ancient Roman cuisine which was included in Apicius, a Roman recipe book that is believed to have been written in the late 4th or early 5th century.