An Italian cooking style meaning 'hunter's style,' typically featuring chicken or rabbit braised with tomatoes, onions, herbs, and sometimes wine or vinegar. The rustic dish uses ingredients a hunter might forage or carry.
From Italian 'cacciatore,' meaning 'hunter.' This rustic cooking style originated in rural Italy where hunters would prepare game using whatever vegetables and herbs they could find in the wild, creating hearty, one-pot meals over campfires.
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