Octopus Salami at Rosemary’s, Dish #90

by Robert Sietsema

July 19, 2012

Welcome to 100 Dishes to Eat Now, the tasty countdown leading up to our “Best of 2012” issue. Tune in each day (weekends too!) for a new dish from the Fork in the Road team.

[See More 100 Dishes: Ploughman’s Pork Pie at Jones Wood Foundry, Dish #91 | How To Make A Brisket Sandwich at Hill Country, Dish #92]

Octopus salami is one of the delights of Rosemary’s menu, a compact collection of octopus tentacles fused with engaging goo into slices resembling salami. The dish comes decorated with fresh basil (from the roof) and a minced giardineira–a tart Sicilian vegetable pickle. Lots going on in this dish, and all of it to the good.

Rosemary’s
18 Greenwich Avenue
212-647-1818

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