Sorry about the extended halftime break this month, but we are officially halfway through making every single state in America's signature sandwich! Gioia's Deli in St. Louis is Missouri's oldest and most revered deli, opening in 1918 in "The Hill" neighborhood which was historically home to thousands of Italian immigrants in the early 20th century. Known for their freshly made salami, Gioia's became the go-to spot for the "hot salami" sandwich, landing it on this list and on my dining room table. The salami is cooked right in front of you and cut thick, with spicy mustard, onion, and pepperoncini toasted on a beautiful Italian roll. The Hill was always known as a blue-collar neighborhood, and this is a blue-collar sandwich. Meat, condiment, see you tomorrow, same time, same place, for over a hundred years. Baseball greats Yogi Berra and Joe Garagiola grew up on The Hill and I'm no historian but they probably ate thousands of these. And if it's good enough for major league catchers who played 60 years ago, then it's good enough for me.
Ingredients:
1/2 lb thick-cut salami (This isn't as thick as it needed to be to match Gioia's)
1/4lb American white cheese
Pepperoncini
Spicy Mustard
1 Italian loaf from Livoti's
1. Spread spicy mustard on each side of the bread.
2. Place cheese and salami on bread and put it in the toaster oven until cheese is melted.
3. Pepperoncini on top and you're good to go. I really enjoyed this sandwich.
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