Bread soup it also includes liver sausage or blood sausage. Another common version of the dish is prepared from the broth remaining from the steeping of sausage during home butchering of pigs. The soup is then traditionally seasoned with marjoram. An Italian variation, which is called "millefanti", also uses egg and Parmesan cheese. Some fine variations are containing wine. Other (more rustic) versions are containing malt or beer. Bread soup "Bread soup" is a simple soup, that mainly consists of stale bread. Variations exist in many countries, and it is often eaten during Lent. Bread soups are created as well with brown
Nordic bread culture once a month, or more often during the summer. During storage, these breads gradually became drier and drier, even if they were carefully wrapped in cloth or placed in grain bins. However, dry bread was also more economical and eating fresh bread was considered a luxury. A high intake of wholegrain bread has been typical of Norwegian bread eating habits for both breakfast and lunch. A special preparation was used to make leavened oven baked bread longer-lasting. This was particularly necessary for ships’ crews on long voyages. This consisted of wholegrain balls cut in two and dried in an oven