PHOTO CREDIT: Lisa M. Hamilton for Boccalone. This recipe was inspired by a recent lunch at the Purple Pig in Chicago which specializes in guess what? There I ordered from their menu of "smears", something between a bruschetta and open faced sandwich. I went with their pig neck rillette, which camed with grilled bread slices and a mostarda. Actually their mostarda was more like a compote lacking the spicy curry/mustard punch of the real thing but the rillettes were great. All do it yourself. But well before this I became aware of 'nduja, a spicy, spreadable salume made from pig insides. The New York Times posed this question; "How can mere meat inspire such intrigue? In 2009, ’nduja was the spicy underground taste that went mass market, making it the Lady Gaga of pork products." Actually it originated in Calabria and anything that begins with apostrophe N is a dialect word. So here, I've chosen to combine it with burrata cheese (Pugliese) and a couple of other table condiments. All DYI. Depending on where you live you will most likely order on-line. Mine comes from Boccalone in San Francisco. I'm sure at some point I'll try it out on pizza. —pierino
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