| At my In-laws...
Sharp provolone in bite-size chunks, proscuitto, mortadella, tuna that
was packed in oil, cappacola (hot and/or sweet), onions, black olives,
artichoke hearts, those little/round/whole hot green peppers...
And a good italian bread on the side
Enjoy!
michele
michele
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| In my family (originally from the Abruzzi region of Italy), antipasto
(the "o" is silent in the Abruzzi dialect!) is not a salad. Salad ends
a meal. An antipasto is an array of meats, fish, vegetables, and
cheeses. We have a variety of Italian hams (I'll mangle spelling for
sure - cappicolo, prosciutto, etc.), provolone, salami, pepperoni,
pepperoncini, Italian tuna (in an olive oil with chopped onions),
olives, celery, carrots, roasted red peppers with garlic, any other
kind of cheese we feel like having (not necessarily Italian cheese).
We almost never have anchovies, and don't usually have garbanzo beans
(but do sometimes). I'm sure I'm leaving things out. It is *not* a
salad. It is served as a salad in restaurants, because it's easier and
cheaper.
Remember the Dom Deluise commercial (for Ziplocs, I think) where he
says his sister can roll the antipasto so tight you can use it for a
toothpick? And there's a huge array of meats and cheese in front of
him? *That's* what antipasto is supposed to be. You should have a
platter (or five, as we do!) of antipasto, followed by soup (to follow
our tradition! - and escarole soup is wonderful!), followed by pasta,
followed by the main course, followed by salad, followed by fruit and
dessert. And wine with each course, of course! Basically, you spend
the day eating. Mange!
Of course, if you're set on a salad, I think it should be Romaine
lettuce, tomatoes, pepperoncini, garbanzo beans, olives, meats and
cheese.
Susan
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| Yeah, I forgot the bread and breadsticks, and artichoke hearts,
Michele! It's not the same without those. (Of course, we have to have
butter for the bread, American cheese, and regular ham for my Irish
mother! The rest of us eat the good stuff!)
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| Our Italian family always included pickled veggies, too. Pickled peppers
(homemade!) and olives were always a part of anitipasto! Yes, lots of meats
and cheeses, and no lettuce.
We also end every meal with a salad. (great for digestion of everything else
you ate!)
Lauren (Sacco) Seeley
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