{"id":20796,"date":"2025-03-17T09:04:18","date_gmt":"2025-03-17T13:04:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/?p=20796"},"modified":"2025-03-17T09:04:18","modified_gmt":"2025-03-17T13:04:18","slug":"prosciutto-bread-winner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/?p=20796","title":{"rendered":"Prosciutto Bread Winner"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Props to Bensonhurst, one of Brooklyn\u2019s many great neighborhoods for ethnic food! In this post, I\u2019m referring specifically to the mile or so stretch of 86th St that hosts a parade of Chinese, Italian, and Georgian\/Eastern European markets and restaurants. My customary plan of action is to take the D train to 25th Ave in Brooklyn and explore from there, walking northwest along 86th St for a little over a mile. It\u2019s good exercise and you\u2019ll often find unique renditions of the represented cuisines.<\/p>\n

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\nCase in point is this prosciutto bread: distinctive and in a class by itself. Most prosciutto breads I\u2019ve sampled have been on the dry side with a low ham to bread ratio; this version is unquestionably the best I\u2019ve ever tasted \u2013 a phrase I seldom use. It\u2019s pillowy soft, satisfyingly chewy, and richly flavorful. All two pounds of it! How it succeeds in being airy and dense simultaneously is a conundrum I\u2019ll leave for others to solve.<\/p>\n

Find it at Vucciria Food & Gourmet, 2275 86th St (I don\u2019t know if it was named for the market in Sicily). IMHO it\u2019s worth the trip. (Excellent 7-layer rainbow cookies there as well! \ud83d\ude09)<\/p>\n

More Bensonhurst to come, so stay tuned.
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\nStay safe, be well, and eat whatever it takes! \u2764
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