[Sca-cooks] Interesting food article by Charles Perry published in Wednesday's LA Times

[Phil Troy / G. Tacitus Adamantius]

Also sprach Huette von Ahrens (quoting Charles Perry):

>In particular, Martino apparently invented
>battuto, the mixture of onions, carrots and
>celery fried together that is the foundation of
>so many Italian dishes.

Hmmm. Battuto, mirepoix, and sofrito all appear to be fairly similar 
mixtures, often used in similar ways. Not that there's anything wrong 
with that...

Does anyone have a copy of Martino handy to expand on this reference?

Adamantius
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