On our way to Zermatt we stopped at a gas station cafe for a snack, I must say I was tempering my expectations based on the appearance of the building. But, I was pleasantly surprised with my toothsome grilled panini made with fresh flat bread, parma ham, mozzarella cheese, arugula and a generous drizzle of olive oil. In general, gas station stops in Europe can be a wonderful shopping adventures. The stores are usually stocked with fascinating regional gourmet foods and other gift worthy items.
My son loved his sandwich, a “Fazzoletto al Wurstel”.
This sandwich is a perfect example of the international blending that I love about the Alps area: the bread is basically a pizza with tomato sauce and mozzarella cheese {Italian}, then it has a bratwurst split down the center and laid onto the pizza {Swiss~German}, with a few frites on top of the wurst and sticking out of the top {French}. The dough is wrapped over the wurst and frites {like a full sized American pigs~in~a~blanket}, slashed a couple of times {French} and baked until the dough is golden brown.
bon appetito!
Drooling again! This looks fabulous, and your sandwich sounds greta too.
Happy Saturday.
Teresa
xoxo
My kids would be all over that…….looks sinfully good!
yum! not sure that's on my New Years diet!
Ok – just sent it off to my college boy – hope he tries to make one.
Are you skiing? We were in Zermatt once in the spring for a family wedding. Such a beautiful small town. The train ride into Visp is easy if you have time to explore a bit larger city.
We ventured there only because one of us had to go to the hospital. Tip: Don't sled down the mountain unless there is a full moon, and more snow than ice!
That looks delicious!
so enjoying your advennture from my armchair.
I'm smiling because I always look forward to the rest stops in Europe. I've enjoyed wonderful pastries and all kinds of local food. But it is hard to get take-away coffee. The Europeans seem to enjoy coffee at the rest stops rather than ordering to go.
Cheers,
Loi