Malo Aperitivo
May 8, 2007 – 3:11 am
On the job, I cook all manner of sinfully rich, complex dishes for guests, but my own diet consists typically of an endless series of uncomplicated snacks throughout the day. My favorite “meal” is a simple little plate of fish accompanied variously with raw vegetables and onions, pickled peppers, olives, cheese, bread, and a few healthy dashes of olive oil and sea salt. It truly gets no better than that. I’m not even terribly picky about the fish if I can’t get a few pilchards to grill quickly, or squid to toss in a hot skillet for a few brisk moments. I will even eat canned sardines… and love them.
Salt-preserved anchovies or sardines are also fair game so long as I have plenty of bread, oil, and maybe an ice cold beer.
I cook all day at work, but at home I just want to eat without a heap of fuss. A little aperitivo, zakuska, antipasto - or whatever you want to call it - is usually just the thing.
