Roasted grape and goats cheese bruschetta
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Recently, I was commissioned to pen an article for a local food magazine about Venetian ‘cichetti’. Pronounced ‘chee-KET-eeh’, chicchetti are often described as Italy’s answer to Spanish Tapas. They are essentially small plates of finger food (bar snacks) that are designed to be enjoyed with a glass of wine or a spritz. In Venice, chicchetti can be found lining the bars of the local bacari, where the residents converge each afternoon (or, morning) and catch up over small glasses of wine. Chiccetti can vary from stuffed olives, to meatballs, to fresh meat, fish, cheeses and so much more – they come together to essentially create a vast and varied platter of delicious bites to be enjoyed… Oh, to be Italian! While I haven’t yet been lucky enough to visit Venice (or anywhere in Italy for that matter), I was lucky enough to snag a ticket to a gorgeous race day event last year, held by a local food market. Their in-house continental deli wowed us all with their own take on cicchetti – handcrafted morsels which collectively highlighted fresh strawberries, gorgeous Barossa Wagyu beed, the most incredible Lachsschinken pork and a range of silky, flavourful spreads, condiments, breads and other […]
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