Tuesday, August 7, 2012

Foodtopia Moments



This is the first Foodtopia Moment that features colazione (breakfast). Sometimes Mom and I eat cereal, but usually we have popular local breakfast fare. Today, Mom had pizza con cipolla (onions), and I had a piece of pane rustica (rustic bread stuffed with meats and olives). The pane rustica was somewhat tough to find in past years as it sells pretty quickly. But it is slower in town this year, so I have lucked out several times. Pane rustica features prosciutto cotto (cooked ham), salsicce piccante (spicy sausage), mozzarella, pancetta, and olive neri (black olives). All of the ingredients are mixed into the dough, and baked together and the taste is rich and flavorful.