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The bread piques your interest first.
It looks like (and is) thin, crisp pizza dough with petite air pockets adding a wonderful, slightly charred texture and a familiarity that we love.
It cradles layers of salty sweet prosciutto di parma (aged for 24 months), silky stracciatella, a schmear of sun-dried tomato spread and fresh arugula. You’re one mouthwatering bite in when you realize hot honey is the source of this creation’s warmth.
“It’s a panuozzo from Gragnano in Naples, Italy,” said Giuseppe Manco, co-owner of San Matteo Italian Restaurant & Bar in University Village Shops in south Fort Myers. “It’s the kind of sandwich we do there. Fabio (Casella) brought it here and came up with these ingredients to put inside.”