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Originally Posted by amber

I always find it strange yet alluring how Italian food often mixes way too many kinds of meat together. The other day I was watching some show, or reading something, Italian cooking, and it was like...."wrap the meatball filled turkey with prosciutto...then wrap that in salami...top with mozzarella...sprinkle a little parmesan..."

(chili's Italian soup with meatballs in chicken broth reminded me of that).
I love Chili, too. All kinds.
I've never tried manhattan clam chowdah.

The historic explanation is that Italian cuisine has been originated by many poor dishes and since only few people could afford decent quantities of one kind of meat (especially beef), we became creative mixing them.

The other reason is that if you mix meats, for example, in ragu or meatballs (polpette), they become tastier.

Romy