Panino con Falafel
Falafel sandwich; Middle Eastern influence.
Italy
Panino con Culatello di Zibello
Culatello (cured pork loin heart, the 'king of salumi') from Zibello; aged in humid Po River cellars, complex and expensive.
Panino con Cotoletta
The panino con cotoletta is the generic breaded-cutlet panino, and its whole problem is keeping the crumb crisp from the pan to the hand: fry, fill, and eat before the shell surrenders to its own steam.
Panino con Cotoletta Milanese
Breaded veal cutlet on bread; can be bone-in or boneless, sometimes with arugula.
Panino con Corallina Romana
Corallina (Roman salami with visible fat cubes); similar to mortadella but leaner.
Panino con Coppiette
Coppiette (dried, spiced pork strips, originally horse meat); chewy, intensely flavored snack.
Panino con Coppia Ferrarese
Sandwich on coppia ferrarese IGP (twisted, crunchy bread); unique shape.
Panino con Coppa Piacentina
Coppa from Piacenza DOP; cured pork neck, marbled and flavorful.
Panino con Coppa di Testa Marchigiana
Head cheese Marche-style on bread.
Panino con Coglioni di Mulo
Comically named 'mule's testicles' salami (actually large pork salami); Norcia specialty.
Panino con Ciriola
Sandwich on ciriola (short Roman baguette).
Panino con Cipolla Rossa di Tropea
Sweet red onion of Tropea IGP on sandwich; mild, sweet, often raw or in marmalade.
Panino con Cinta Senese
Salumi from Cinta Senese heritage pigs (black with white belt); prized, intensely flavored pork.
Panino con Cime di Rapa
Broccoli rabe (cime di rapa) sautéed with garlic, chili, anchovy on bread; bitter green.
Panino con Cima alla Genovese
Cima (stuffed veal breast with eggs, vegetables, offal); sliced cold for sandwiches.
Panino con Ciauscolo
Ciauscolo IGP (soft, spreadable salami from Marche); smeared on bread like pâté, heavily spiced with garlic, black pepper.
Panino con Ciabatta
Sandwich on ciabatta bread (crisp crust, open crumb, olive oil); invented 1982 in Veneto.
Panino con Casu Marzu
The controversial 'rotten cheese' with live insect larvae; illegal to sell, still made and eaten; strong, pungent, ammonia-rich.
Panino con Castelmagno
Castelmagno DOP (blue-veined cow's milk cheese from Cuneo); crumbly, intense, rare.
Panino con Cassoeula
Cassoeula (pork and cabbage stew) components on bread; winter dish.
Panino con Casera
Casera DOP cheese (semi-hard cow's milk); more available than Bitto.
Panino con Casciotta d'Urbino
Casciotta d'Urbino DOP (sheep and cow milk cheese); mild, mentioned as Michelangelo's favorite cheese.
Panino con Carne di Cavallo
Horse meat (grilled or raw) on bread; Catania specialty.
Panino con Carciofi alla Romana
Roman-style artichokes (braised with garlic, mint, parsley) on bread.