Stopped into Casa del Vino today by the San Lorenzo Market in Florence. This time around the Panino con Salsiccia e Stracchino caught my eye. An incredible combination here of raw pork sausage and the soft creamy cows milk cheese from northern Italy all on a toasty warm unsalted Tuscan roll. We drank a classic glass of Colli Fiorentini Chianti from Fattoria Poggio Romita, followed by some Vino Nobile di Montepulciano from Trerose. Raw pork sausage is not really something you find in the States due to the Trichinosis scare, but for me it captures the freshness and one of a kind texture of artisinal salsiccia.
I talked with Gianni Migliorini briefly who told me that the small panino, crostino and wine shop has been open since 1870 and owned by his family since 1930. An amazingly tasty and affordable place for textbook Tuscan sandwiches and wine.
Casa del Vino.
Perfectly spicy yet delicate Crostino di Peporoncino.
The Marvelous bowl to the left containing fresh raw pork sausage and stracchino cheese
ready to be served up on a panino roll.
We went for an addition of a slice of grilled eggplant which paired wonderfully with the two.
In other Negroni News...
Jay and I stopped into Caffe Rivoire (where the recent Rape of the Polissena incident happened) in the Piazza della Signoria. Normally I would have avoided this caffe at all costs due to its super tourist appearance on the outside, but we found out that same day that this is the spot where the Negroni Cocktail was invented. It was indeed an amazing Negroni and there were some locals inside enjoying aperitivo which was a comforting feeling.
Negroni Plaque that can be found inside of the caffè.
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