BEST FOOD IN THE SOUTH OF ITALY 🇮🇹 (Puglia Italy Food Tour)

mozzarella cheese

🥗Healthier: part-skim mozzarella

💰Cheaper: provolone

Part-skim mozzarella reduces fat while provolone is often less expensive.

gelato

🥗Healthier: sorbet

💰Cheaper: ice cream

Sorbet is lower in calories and often cheaper than gelato.

cannoli shells

🥗Healthier: baked phyllo dough

💰Cheaper: store-bought pastry shells

Baked phyllo is lighter and store-bought shells save time.

porchetta

🥗Healthier: turkey breast

💰Cheaper: pork shoulder

Turkey breast is leaner, while pork shoulder is more affordable.

Travel to Matera, the oldest city in Europe.

Try Strascinate, a fresh pasta with local dried pepper and fried bread crumbs on top.

Taste the Cavatelli pasta with pork, fennel, mushrooms in tomato sauce.

Travel to Taranto by bus for street food.

Try Panzerotti, a half-moon shaped pastry filled with tomato sauce and cheese, baked and fried.

Taste the Panzerotti with ham and cheese, noting its airy and fluffy texture.

Try Puccia, an Italian sandwich made with fresh baked dough filled with various ingredients.

Customize Puccia with ham, mozzarella, arugula, and artichoke, or hot salami, mozzarella, and sun-dried tomatoes.

Travel to Bari to try Focaccia at a local bakery.

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