Market Counter · Hollow Roll with Salame
Michetta col Salame Milano
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Its five-lobed, star-shaped top is a direct nod to its Viennese ancestor, the Kaisersemmel, even though the Milanese version is far emptier inside.
A michetta is a small, crisp-crusted Milanese bread roll with a mostly empty middle, split open and layered with thin slices of Milano salame, sometimes with a smear of butter. Market and deli stalls sell it as a grab-and-go sandwich.
Why it's made this way: The michetta descends from the Austrian Kaisersemmel brought to Milan under Habsburg rule, which Milanese bakers reworked into a lighter roll with a crisp shell and an airy, hollow middle.
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