noun
Street Slang
muffuletta
· noun · nola
Round Sicilian sandwich stacked with cold cuts and olive salad.
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A massive round loaf of sesame-topped Sicilian bread split and layered with mortadella, salami, capicola, mozzarella, provolone and — the non-negotiable part — a briny chopped olive salad that soaks into the bread. Cut in quarters. One sandwich feeds a family.
“Grab a half muffuletta from Central Grocery and meet me at the river.”
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muffuletta In A Sentence
Grab a half muffuletta from Central Grocery and meet me at the river.
Origin & Usage
Created in 1906 by Salvatore Lupo, the Sicilian owner of Central Grocery on Decatur Street in the French Quarter, who built it for Italian produce-truck workers at the nearby French Market.
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