Panino con Biova
Sandwich on biova (soft, white Piedmontese roll).
Sandwich on biova (soft, white Piedmontese roll).
Thick spaghetti (bigoli) with anchovy-onion sauce as filling; unusual but traditional flavors.
Green sauce (parsley, anchovies, garlic, capers, vinegar) typical accompaniment to bollito, also on sandwiches.
Red sauce (tomato, peppers, onion) accompanying bollito; on sandwiches.
Bagna cauda (warm anchovy-garlic olive oil dip) with crudités or on bread; intense, pungent.
Creamed salt cod (baccalà mantecato) on bread; whipped with olive oil.
Asiago DOP cheese; fresco (soft, mild) or d'allevo (aged, sharp).
Skewered lamb cubes (arrosticini) in bread; Abruzzo's iconic street food.
Fried rice ball (arancina in Palermo, arancino in Catania) in bread; controversial naming, definite carb overload.
Monterosso anchovies (salted or marinated) on bread; the Cinque Terre anchovy capital.
Anchovies in green sauce; Piedmontese preparation.
Roman spring lamb (abbacchio) preparations on bread.
Generic Catanese sandwich; often featuring local sausage or horse meat.
Fresh mozzarella, tomato, basil, olive oil; the caprese salad as sandwich.
Mozzarella, tomato, basil, olive oil; the caprese salad as sandwich.
Calabrian sandwich; often spicy with 'nduja, soppressata piccante.
Generic Bolognese sandwich; often mortadella or other local salumi.
Sandwich featuring black truffle (tartufo nero di Norcia) or truffle products.
Salami sandwich; varies hugely by region (Milano, Felino, Napoli, Calabrese, etc.).
Prosciutto crudo on bread; type varies by region (Parma, San Daniele, Toscano, etc.).
Cooked ham on bread; milder than crudo.
The panino al porchetta asks the bread to disappear so a whole roast can speak: a deboned pig packed with garlic, rosemary, wild fennel, and pepper, slow-roasted to shattering crackling, on bread chosen to add nothing.
Florence's iconic tripe sandwich; fourth stomach of cattle slow-simmered in tomato, onion, celery, and parsley broth, served on crusty se...
Upscale lampredotto with premium ingredients.