Ford On Food

The word antipasto is derived from the Italian ante, which means ‘before’ and pasto which means ‘meal’.Antipasto is traditionally a selection of hot or cold appetisers served at the beginning of and Italian meal.The most typical antipasti (plural) items could include various table olives, cheese, pickled vegetables, cured meats, salamis, cold fish, frittata, fresh or sun dried tomatoes and anchovies.In most of the regional areas of Italy, antipasto will consist of vegetable and meat items, but on the coastal areas you would encounter more seafood, such as marinated calamari or baby octopus.It is also quite common to find various dips and crispy bread products accompanying the selection, such as crostini, bruschetta or arancini.Antipasto is found extensively in the modern restaurant scene, from coffee shops to cellar doors and brasseries all over the world.It is commonplace to find people of all cultures and nationalities relaxing on a Saturday afternoon at their favourite haunt, sipping wine and sampling the