Overwhelmed by lunch in Termoli, at Nicolino's, never had such a bad meal in Molise, in the evening we take a walk through Campobasso
Our local friend had pointed out to us a nice place to spend the evening. The sign of the place speaks clearly: "I eat, drink and stay at TEN" and we really hope so.
The interiors are young and well cared for, large bamboo on the walls creates a beautiful scene and furnishes a wall
Ambient lights and a parterre of young patrons, apart from us and the next table, we scroll through the menu, fast, young and alternative with high quality proposals and raw materials
Cheeses and cured meats in plain sight and a rich choice of wines, sparkling wines and beers
Let's take a seasoned potato, you can make it with a thousand first choice ingredients that are packaged in jars, sauces, vegetables and cured meats with which to turn a simple potato into a gourmet dish
Then on a nice platter of cured meats and cheeses to honor the territory
We take one of the musts in Molise, the Tintilia, but by Claudio Cipressi "Macchia rossa", you can't go wrong
We are all amazed at the service, accurate and professional, they bring us the glasses, the decanter and perform the ritual of decanting a large bottle very spectacularly and attractively for the rest of the customers.
A little in the glasses to perfume them and then slowly in the decanter to let it oxygenate and enrich with its own aromas, perfect, congratulations!!!
The platter is a riot of goodness, ham, capocollo, mortadella, sausage, burratina, mature and fresh cheeses, primo sale, honey and tomatoes with a nice sprinkling of oregano
There remains room for improvement because the seasoned potato has a lot to do with it which, although well cooked, remains anonymous, making the added flavors prevail and not its own which, as recommended, could significantly enrich the flavors
I took the liberty of providing help from the peasant gastronomic culture of Salento, my land, where we make a potato pitta, which has nothing to do with the potato gateau, we make that for the children with cooked ham or mortadella and mozzarella, the real pitta is made with a tasty stew of onions with tomato, chilli pepper, pitted black olives, capers and for the stronger palates an alicetta
It starts from a base of boiled potatoes, mixed with parsley, egg, salt and pepper, makes a layer of potatoes then fills it with onion stew and then covers it with the remaining dough
Lines with the fork all over the pan and a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil
In the oven for 30 minutes and you can feel it eating you
Brought back into the potato mousse that is placed in the potato boat it will be a success, but this is, and remains my taste
To close the evening, dry sweets and a large Zacapa XO ruhm, extraordinarily excellent
For everything else I have nothing to complain about, just great compliments and great chances for improvement
See you next time!!
Giuseppe Spedicato
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11 Marzo 2025
8,0
Posto bellissimo,ci veniamo spesso. Nota negativa : cameriere ricciolino, si è preso tanta confidenza sin dal nostro ingresso, con diversi commenti e battute scomode e inopportune, oltre a risposte abbastanza scostumate.
Simone
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22 Dicembre 2024
6,0