Poached spleen and lung sandwich (Pane câ meusa) from Food of the Italian Islands: Recipes from the Sunbaked Beaches, Coastal Villages, and Rolling Hillsides of Sicily, Sardinia, and Beyond (page 45) by Katie Parla

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    Can substitute Pecorino Romano cheese for caciocavallo cheese, beef spleens and lungs for veal spleens and lungs, and can use the book's "Vastedde" on page 186 for the crusty rolls.

  • rmardel on December 28, 2025

    I made this, without the lung which I cannot procure in the United States and it was excellent. I was impressed with the complexity of the flavors. It is not something I am likely to make again given the difficulty in procuring spleen in my area, but I wanted to try it, and it is unlikely that I will ever taste the original even should I travel to Sicily given my gluten-free status as a sufferer of Celiac disease.

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