polpette/fried bread balls at Giù a Sud | Bistrot nei Sassi in Matera
fried peppers
local soup with legumes
filling sandwiches with cheese and fried peppers
braised beef
doughy pasta with fried peppers
yummy chicken salad
barbecue ribs
a delicious antipasto of fava beans and calamari at La Locanda del Porto in Brindisi
some focaccia
green soup?
antipasti of the sea at Trattoria la Brasciola in Brindisi – we had little idea of what we ordered since the menus were handwritten in Italien (with pencil in notebooks) and the owner didn’t speak any English – but the food was amazing!
enjoying codfish with fava bean puree and rapini at Annina 1937 in Matera
a delightful sandwich with pork and artichokes at Porcaria – Il Panino Gourmet in Lecce
pasta alle vongole in Bari at Buenalleggre
taking a break from Italien food and enjoying a Poke bowl in Brindisi
Enjoying focaccia three ways in Lecce – tomato and olives, zucchini, potato
a Bari snack – Sgagliozza or fried polenta…it was quite greasy and salty, not my favorite
panzerotti, usually savory but these were sweet! at Panzeropoli in Bari
a sweet treat from Lecce – pasticciotti Leccesi, shortcrust pastry with custard fillings. These are actually purchased in Bari from Martinucci
another Puglia classic – Focaccia from a Focacceria – perfect for a picnic in the nearby park. In Polignano
a braided yeast bun given to us by the friendly guys from the Focacceria
there are many vendors swelling fresh fruit, these were sweet and the perfect treat at the picnic
