Many years ago I was working on the construction of one of Londons iconic buildings, namely the cheese grater.
The cheese grater was built very close to Leadenhall Market
https://leadenhallmarket.co.uk
The market dates back to the 1300’s and whilst a lot of people won’t know the market they may have seen it in some of the Harry Potter films, it’s where he went to buy his wand.
In those days the market was populated with independent shops and eateries, one of which was a tiny Italian sandwich shop.
It was here that I first had a Mozzarella and anchovy panini. Admittedly not to everyone’s taste but I was hooked, eating it 3 or 4 times a week.
I rarely eat white bread, or any bread with yeast, due to a digestive disorder. But I can eat sourdough and so this morning I cut a couple of medium thick slices of sourdough bloomer, filled them with mozzarella and lay a few anchovies over the top. Into the sandwich/panini press and lo and behold a salty savoury breakfast sandwich.
Sadly, that little independent Italian has gone, driven out by the big name brands and the ridiculously high rents that only they can afford. Happily, we can now get good quality mozzarella in most of our supermarkets so making that breakfast sandwich at home is now much easier.
