The Italian antipasto

The antipasto (appetizer) usually includes cold cuts such as salami, ham, mortadella along with cheese and pickles. But it could also consist of bruschetta, olives, prosciutto crudo (air-cured ham) with cantaloupe, and any other light food that can be eaten while waiting for the main courses.

Prosciutto crudo e melone (air-cured ham with cantaloupe)

Tuscan bruschette

Spiedini di mortadella, pomodorini e cetriolini (skewers of mortadella, cherry tomatoes and pickles)

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