Today I started off the day going to Mercato delle Terre with Lia. Though I had been once before in the winter, it was great to see it brimming with the season's produce.
One of the best things though were the small tigelle panini sold at a small stall at the end of the market. An old, and at times not particularly coherent couple managed the stall which vended a variety of top-quality cured meats.
I started with some salami. Now, I've had a lot of salami on my trip to Italy. But nothing quite compares to this salami. It was meaty, fatty, salty, tender, flavorful, peppery, warm (they had a panini press) and just wonderful. It was clearly made it small batches and I really can't describe how good this stuff is. It is addictive.
Happy but unsatisfied after trying only one of the meats, I decided to try the head cheese as well (yes, a cured meat made from the animals head, it's still good!). And this head cheese really was good.
Also from the market, some fresh cheese and some cherries. The Italians go crazy for cherries in the late spring - and there's no wonder why. They are so delicious!
Oh and some Italian blueberry cookies. Yummmmmmm.
This was a lot of people's last night in Italy, and so naturally, we had some... well... Greek food! This was actually super tasty! A selections of dips with a little meat in the middle. So good.
Finally, there were some fantastic "snacks" after a concert that Solveig was in. See my post on the food from her first concert for more. As always, it was amazing, and abundant.
