Fat Tuesday was this week and with it the end of another Mardi Gras. Of course, the most famous celebrations of Mardi Gras take place in New Orleans. Every year tourists pour into The Crescent City in search of beads to toss up to women on balconies hoping for just one peak of anatomy you can gather with a quick google search. A few years ago, I visited this city and was surprised to find out that everything I have heard about it was true. It truly is a weird melting pot of cultures spanning from French, Spanish and African, that creates perhaps the most memorable culinary experiences of my life. I didn't have one bad meal in New Orleans and I look forward to the day I go back. The Muffuletta sandwich is the Italian contribution to the absolutely stacked food scene there, and the first one was created in 1906 at Central Grocery Co. by Salvatore Lupo, a Sicilian immigrant of New Orleans.
Testa's Muffuletta: Ham, Salami, Provolone, Homemade Muffuletta
Typically, a muffuletta is a large, round bread that's crispy on the outside and soft on the inside, almost like a baguette. Testa's Muffuletta, however, features the same semolina bread Taliercio's is known for. So what made this a muffuletta? The olive spread which apparently shares the same name. They make it in-house and while I have no idea what their recipe is muffuletta spread is normally: olives, olive oil, pickled red peppers, parsley, vinegar, garlic, and Italian seasoning. It is damn good. I enjoyed this more than the regular Italian sandwich with the same meats so the muffuletta really makes a difference here.
Rating: 7.9/10
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