The Regional & Everyday Panino

Panino con Sfilatino

Sandwich on sfilatino (thin baguette-style).

Panino con Rosetta

Sandwich on rosetta/michetta (hollow, crusty roll).

Panino con Pallotte Cacio e Ova

Cheese and egg 'meatballs' (no meat) in tomato sauce on bread; cucina povera classic.

Panino con Olive Ascolane

Olive ascolane (large stuffed olives, breaded and fried—meat, Parmigiano, nutmeg filling) in bread; Ascoli's famous snack.

Panino con Mondeghili

Milanese meatballs (made from leftover boiled meat, mortadella, bread, Parmigiano) on bread.

Panino con Michetta

Hollow, crusty Milanese roll (michetta/rosetta) filled with various ingredients; the roll's air pocket holds fillings.

Panino con Mantovana

Sandwich on mantovana (crusty bread with 'ears').

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 Coppia Ferrarese

Sandwich on coppia ferrarese IGP (twisted, crunchy bread); unique shape.

Panino con Ciriola

Sandwich on ciriola (short Roman baguette).

Panino con Ciabatta

Sandwich on ciabatta bread (crisp crust, open crumb, olive oil); invented 1982 in Veneto.

Panino con Carne di Cavallo

Horse meat (grilled or raw) on bread; Catania specialty.

Panino con Biova

Sandwich on biova (soft, white Piedmontese roll).

Panino Catanese

Generic Catanese sandwich; often featuring local sausage or horse meat.

Panino Calabrese

Calabrian sandwich; often spicy with 'nduja, soppressata piccante.

Panino Bolognese

Generic Bolognese sandwich; often mortadella or other local salumi.

Panino Abruzzese

Abruzzo-style sandwich; often with ventricina or local cheese.

Michetta con Cotoletta

Michetta filled with cotoletta alla milanese (breaded, fried veal cutlet); Milan's famous cutlet as sandwich.

Cotoletta Sandwich con Rucola

Cotoletta with peppery arugula on top.

Cotoletta Sandwich con Pomodoro

Cotoletta with fresh tomato slices.