Italians have a thousand ways to combine some version of ham, salami and cheese--all of them delicioso! One can find these basics at any meal of the day, including breakfast.(Number two on my list of things about home I missed the most is dairy product as part of breakfast. Yogurt, milk, eggs...I craved them after my 5th breakfast of brioche!)
We grabbed prosciutto, sopressata, mortadella, pecorino, and a fresh loaf of bread from a shop in Vernazza. Added fresh grapes from an outdoor market and two boxes of wine from an enoteca. Check out the price. Even with the conversion rate, it beats Three Buck Chuck from Trader Joe's. We put this on our short list of favorite meals and repeated this picnic twice during our two weeks in Italy.
So, number two on my list of things I'll miss about Italy is the omnipresent selection of fresh meats, cheeses and breads. Raised in a deli family, I consider the sandwich a perfect food!
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