GREAT ITALIAN INNOVATORS THROUGHOUT HISTORY:
#1) Enrico Fermi
Fermi was awarded the Noble Prize for Physics in 1938 due to his outstanding work in the field of radioactivity, and he is so highly regarded in his homeland that one of the largest Metro stations in the city of Rome bares his name.
#2) Lucio Fulci
Possibly mainly on my mind at the moment due to Halloween being just around the corner, Fulci's striking and uncompromising horror films of the 80's remain some of the most shocking and memorable of the zombie genre to have been made in all of Europe.
#3) Valerio Viccei
Viccei's 1987 robbery of more than £60 million from Knightsbridge Security Deposit Centre is regarded as one of the five largest thefts on modern record.
...Actually, maybe Viccei doesn't count, but I'll tell you who totally should be on this list:
Whoever invented the Pidoni.
Hell yeah, look at those things.
I pick mine up from Mediterraneo in Brighton, which is the best kept secret in town quite frankly. Their Arancini alone have usurped our previous favourites and will be getting their own post soon enough, but for now, this is all about the elusive mystery of the Pidoni.
I got one today for a lunch on the go. Here's a step by step illustration of what happens when you eat these on foot:
(Keep scrolling)
OM
NOM
GONE!
I barely made it a more than twenty paces. I had to stop, stand still on the pavement, and finish the rest. This is food that eats BACK at you! It is all-consuming.
Above all, it is delicious.
But a casual Google search for Pidoni reveals the following:
Hmm. That's not very helpful is it...
Let's try Wikipedia:
Oh heck no, I did not mean Pironi!
What gives? Why can't I find any information about this incredible food on the so-called "Infotainment Hyper-Bypass"?
The only way to get any results is to search the Italian version of Wikipedia, which produces a short entry that roughly translates to say:
"A Pidoni is a rustic Sicilian bread in the shape of a half-moon, similar to a Calzone."
We are obviously dealing with a jealously guarded Italian treasure, and should be thankful that the dudes at Mediterraneo managed somehow to smuggle the secret out of the country!
Lucio Fulci and the rest are probably on their way to reclaim the recipe right now...
Look out guys!
Great post Todd
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