How to Boil Water

Plus, a good use for old bread

Mark Bittman
Heated
Published in
2 min readFeb 5, 2020

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Photo: Aya Brackett

This Mediterranean classic, as ancient and almost as simple as boiling, is the quintessential beginner’s or just-plain-basic soup. It’s one you’ll cook forever.

The thick-sliced bread transforms both the bread and the soup into something heartier and satisfying. While it’s fine and even preferable to use old bread, the better the bread, the better the…

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Mark Bittman
Heated

Has published 30 books, including How to Cook Everything and VB6: The Case for Part-Time Veganism. Newsletter at markbittman.com.