Panino con Falafel
Falafel sandwich; Middle Eastern influence.
Falafel sandwich; Middle Eastern influence.
Culatello (cured pork loin heart, the 'king of salumi') from Zibello; aged in humid Po River cellars, complex and expensive.
Breaded cutlet (veal or chicken) on bread; Milanese-style most famous.
Breaded veal cutlet on bread; can be bone-in or boneless, sometimes with arugula.
Coins of corallina romana, the lean Roman salame studded with white fat cubes and whole peppercorns, folded into a rosetta. The cured meat the Roman Easter table is built around.
Coppiette (dried, spiced pork strips, originally horse meat); chewy, intensely flavored snack.
Sandwich on coppia ferrarese IGP (twisted, crunchy bread); unique shape.
Coppa from Piacenza DOP; cured pork neck, marbled and flavorful.
Head cheese Marche-style on bread.
Comically named 'mule's testicles' salami (actually large pork salami); Norcia specialty.
Sandwich on ciriola (short Roman baguette).
Sweet red onion of Tropea IGP on sandwich; mild, sweet, often raw or in marmalade.
Salumi from Cinta Senese heritage pigs (black with white belt); prized, intensely flavored pork.
Puglia's bitter turnip tops boiled then fried down with garlic, chilli, and an optional anchovy, piled into a crusted roll or puccia. A cooked vegetable carrying the whole sandwich.
Cima (stuffed veal breast with eggs, vegetables, offal); sliced cold for sandwiches.
Ciauscolo IGP (soft, spreadable salami from Marche); smeared on bread like pâté, heavily spiced with garlic, black pepper.
Sandwich on ciabatta bread (crisp crust, open crumb, olive oil); invented 1982 in Veneto.
The controversial 'rotten cheese' with live insect larvae; illegal to sell, still made and eaten; strong, pungent, ammonia-rich.
Castelmagno DOP (blue-veined cow's milk cheese from Cuneo); crumbly, intense, rare.
Cassoeula (pork and cabbage stew) components on bread; winter dish.
Casera DOP cheese (semi-hard cow's milk); more available than Bitto.
Casciotta d'Urbino DOP (sheep and cow milk cheese); mild, mentioned as Michelangelo's favorite cheese.
Horse meat (grilled or raw) on bread; Catania specialty.
A whole globe artichoke braised soft with wild Roman mint, sliced and laid between bread. Not the fried alla giudia: the romana goes in wet, herb-soaked, and tender to the core.