It was just like prosciutto, which makes sense since is a type of prosciutto, only this is from the neck, whereas the prosciutto like we all know and love is from the leg.
I also talked to my cheese lady about trying some new cheese and what she recommends. I have been interested in trying a scamorza for a little while, I think I saw it being used by Giada? So I am going back to her tomorrow and she will tell me how to use it since I told her about my fornello (bunsen burner). I will let you know!
I went to a new produce guy, this one was an old, gruff Italian man. As I was looking through the produce, he yells out "dica!" which is a commanding way to say "tell me." Then, I touched one of the tomatoes, Sicilian tomatoes, and he yells out "non tocccare!" (don't touch!) This man is serious about his produce I guess? So I got some bananas, oranges (which are part blood orange), and those Sicilian tomatoes, mostly because they have a cool shape:
And they were super sweet and super delicious! Thank you, gruff produce man!
Here are some more treats I got (today). You people must think that I just sit around and eat all day. I will definitely take more city pictures, it's just that usually I am headed to class during the week, so it's hard to slow down to take pictures. This weekend though, we are making a huge bucket list of cool stuff to do, so stay tuned for pictures.
I got a cantuccine mandorla (looks like a biscotti, but we learned the difference here);
this one had an amazing almond flavor, and the guy at the bakery was right, biscotti sono piu` croccante. I kind of miss the crunch!
and fritelle di riso.
This one was interesting. It means 'little fried rice' and it is just a dense ball of sweetened rice, fried and covered in sugar. Kind of cool?
Well I am off to cook (the pasta dish that I cooked a week ago), then just chill and go to bed early. I plan to get up early to tackle my list.
Ciao!
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