Cacciucco is a dish of fish typical of Livorno, a city that is so proud to have established, for a couple of years, the Cacciucco Pride, an event entirely dedicated to this recipe. The cacciucco has then spread throughout the Tuscan coast, giving rise to several variants, including that of Viareggio.cacciucco is born from fish waste.
On the period and origin of the name of the cacciucco, of which Pellegrino Artusi has also provided a version, there are discordant theories. Among the most accredited is the one according to which the term derives from the Turkish kuçuk which means "small" and refers to the pieces of fish and crustaceans that make it up. One certainty, however, is that it is a poor dish, made with the scraps of the catch that remained unsold at the market or that you had at home. Precisely for this reason the recipes can vary slightly, depending on the availability of the sea, the fishermen and the pantry.
