Cultural depictions of turtles Adventures in Wonderland". In the illustration by John Tenniel, the Mock Turtle is depicted as a turtle with the head, hooves, and tail of a calf; referencing the real ingredients of mock turtle soup. In the children's story, "Esio Trot" by Roald Dahl, a character named Mrs. Silver has a small pet tortoise, Alfie, who she loves very much. One morning, Mrs. Silver mentions to Mr. Hoppy that even though she has had Alfie for many years, her pet has only grown a tiny bit and has gained only 3 ounces in weight. She confesses that she wishes she knew
Stracciatella (soup) Stracciatella (soup) Stracciatella (; in Italian, a diminutive derived from the verb "stracciare" ("to shred"), meaning "a little shred"), also known as "Stracciatella alla romana", is an Italian soup consisting of meat broth and small shreds of an egg-based mixture, prepared by drizzling the mixture into boiling broth and stirring. It is popular around Rome in the Lazio region of central Italy. A similar soup, called "zanzarelli", was described by Martino da Como in his 15th century manual, "The Art of Cooking". Other variants exist. Traditionally "stracciatella alla romana" used to be served at the start of Easter lunches. "Stracciatella