"Tiella or teglia," according to the Oxford Companion to Italian Food, "is a layered dish that can be made up of everything from fish and potatoes to combinations of rice, vegetables (spinach, zucchini, tomatoes), cheese, and shellfish, baked in the oven with enough liquid to prevent drying up, much fragrant local olive oil, plentiful herbs, and garlic. It was originally a way of cooking a fairly fast dish on getting back home from work in the fields, using everyday ingredients, simmered or baked in a terra-cotta pot."
As with most dishes in Italy, most people think only their mothers cook it correctly.…
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