Muffuletta

So all this talk about New Orleans this past weekend has got our tastebuds craving some N'arlins food. There were 2 great sandwiches there, one we tried was a muffuletta, brought to New Orleans by the Italians. A typical muffuletta consists of one muffuletta loaf, split horizontally. The loaf is then covered with a marinated olive salad, then layers of capicola, salami, mortadella, emmentaler, and provolone. The sandwich is sometimes heated through to soften the provolone.

The second, which we didn't get to try was the Po'boy. It's a traditional submarine sandwich from Louisiana. It consists of meat or seafood, usually fried, served on baguette-like Louisiana French bread.

So Dean did the daily Google search and typed in Mufuletta, Calgary. So, up comes a restaurant on Edmonton Trail and McKnight that serves BOTH sandwiches!!! We counted down the days until we could go. We had our order planned days ahead. An Appetiser of oysters, and then we would split both dishes.

We arrive. From the outside it looks like it is going to be a smokey bar atmosphere. We were pleasantly surprised when we opened the door into a beautiful place! We were seated at a booth, ordered a beer and looked over the menu. The 2 reasons we went there, were missing from the menu!! Both of them!!!! So we inquired, because it was on the online menu. The waitress said it was from the lunch menu, but she would ask if the cook would be willing to make them for us. So we waited for her answer. We didn't like her answer.... they took them off the menu long ago. We sighed ordered our oysters and said we had to look over the menu now. Our waitress said they didn't have oysters.... double sigh. Our attempt at having a New Orleans meal was being foiled!!

Then I dared to ask, if they had Diet Coke, already knowing the answer. I was correct. They didn't have it!

So to make a long story, longer.... we ordered the creole pasta, and the seafood/crab dish. (which was awesome... just not what we went for ) When it came time for dessert, I crossed my fingers and ordered the Banana Bread Pudding that we made at our cooking class.... I held my breath for her answer. "We have that" she said!! whew, so I did get something from the great city :-)

If your looking for Crab or steak go to Monty's Crab Shack. But ask for a mufuletta, maybe we can get them to bring it back!

Where the Muffuletta was supposed to be :-(

The hot sauce was right, although it should have been in a gallon jug!