Salumi in Seattle--best sandwich ever

Just got back from a trip to Seattle and Vancouver.
Had the best sandwich of my entire existence at Armandino Batali's Salumi, in Pioneer Square of Seattle.
Had two sandwiches (they're huge--i split it with my girlfriend). One was the "Porchetta," their tribute to the pig. Marinated pork nuggets (couldn't tell the part, but it looked like shoulder, or maybe really really tender parts of chops), with bits of their homemade Fennel sausage mixed in. Topped with green peppers and onions, on a baguette of sorts. Unbelievable. Second sandwich was an enormous mound of their homemade Coppa, and their fresh mozzarella, served on a sort of Ciabatta roll. the bread was a little much, so i took the top off, so as to get closer to the meat and cheese. so delectable.
also downed oysters at Emmet Watson's--solid, unpretentious place, even if it is within the Pike Place Market.
An aside of celebrity sighting in vancouver--Tom Selleck, replete with an egregious mustache, downing oysters next to me at Rodney's oyster house.
If you're in Seattle--go to Salumi's. Closed mondays and Sundays.

ParkerS wrote:also downed oysters at Emmet Watson's--solid, unpretentious place, even if it is within the Pike Place Market.

There was a time, when I lived in seattle in the late 60's - early '70's, when being in the Pike Place Market was a good thing. It was the Farmer's Market of Seattle and not a tourist thing at all. I never considered buying produce, meat or fish anywhere else (except when we bought fresh caught salmon directly from the Indian fishing boats). Has it changed that much?

Porchetta is Italian roast pig, often asscociated with Tuscany, I think. Roadside roast pork sandwiches are as common there as, well, as they are in Spain, Portugal, Puerto Rico, the DR, Cuba and (we WISH) here. I have been lobbying my Cuban in-laws for some years to do the summer pig "porchetta" style rather than Cuban style, to no avail.

ParkerS wrote:If you're in Seattle--go to Salumi's. Closed mondays and Sundays.

Parker,

I've only been to Salumi once, but it's one of those places that are so stunningly good they resonate in your taste memory for years, if not decades.

Hummm, wonder what quickie round-trip flights are to Seattle this week.

Enjoy,
Gary

I'm unsure if it's changed all that much, as this was my first trip to Seattle of which I am cognizant (childhood was in Portland), but it certainly doesn't seem all that non-touristy. I always feel bad about walking around these markets when I'm not going to buy something, but the vendors seemed to expect it.
It does seem that many people go to see such things as "the people throw the fish."
My girlfriend and I caught some flack from the crowd when we actually breached the circle of the crowd to actually look at the seafood available, instead of standing around waiting for them to toss a salmon.
Pristine seafood--didn't get to try the geoduck however.
Anyways--i need to call salumi's.
you can have their cured meats shipped to you, but, sadly, not their sandwiches.
I agree with GWiv--it's so good i have thought of it every day since returning.
i think the website is www.salumicuredmeats.com or something like that.

i lived in seattle for four years, and visited again last month. my first stop was salumi. they have a mole salami right now that is absolutely to die for. it actually has chocolate in it! the cotto is excellent too. i dream of one day attending one of armandino's famed multi-course dinners... you can see the menus for them on the rear wall of the restaurant.

ParkerS wrote:I'm unsure if it's changed all that much, as this was my first trip to Seattle of which I am cognizant (childhood was in Portland), but it certainly doesn't seem all that non-touristy.

I guess when I lived there, the thought of going to Seattle as a tourist was not on anyone's radar. In fact, people were leaving in droves (that's what made me fall in love with the City and move there in the first place). Now that Microsoft has been invented and Starbuck's is more than a little stall at the Public Market, I suppose touristy stuff if much more prevalant. Too bad.