We would love to say this was delicious, but… We were at the Mercato del Capo in Palermo (highly recommended) and noticed a crowd milling around a man with a cart handing out filled bread. Everyone had been talking about the amazing Palermitan street food so we thought this was an opportunity not to be missed. After asking what it was and not being able to decipher his mumbling we placed our order. So he reached under a tea towel into a ‘secret’ metal bowl with his bare hand and it emerged with the mystery meat and he proceeded to fill the bread roll. It was topped off with a little salt and a squeeze of lemon… this could have potentially been an amazing moment. Well it wasn’t. It wasn’t gross but it wasn’t enjoyable either. The texture was somewhere between slimy and gristly. Three of us tried, very hard, to enjoy it but in the end we offered the remains (read: most of) to some stray dogs who also turned up their noses at it. It was later confirmed that it was veal stomach that is apparently very popular in Palermo. Other offal offerings considered delicious amongst Palermitans include cows lungs and goats intestines. Verdict, not all street food is amazing.
Fried eggplant and Panelle. Panelle = deep fried chick pea flour in batter, sort of like a potato cake but thinner.
Welcome Summertime at the shrine to the watermelon.
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Dillon did the exact same thing... the tripe sandwich... what a let down. Though having said that, we were driving through Palermo and saw the same bustling crowd around a tiny food shop, so we triple parked (standard) and Dillon ran in to find out what the vibe was and came back with the panelle panini, which must be said, was amazing. XX
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