Torino Italy: Random munchies and some Cavallo fillet!

This is a post of some of the food that I've ran into here and have sampled (of course).

Here's a side from MacDonalds, it's a deep fried olive stuffed with burger meat. Quite tastey, a bit heavy on the salt but waaaaaaaaay over priced. It was 2,30 Euros! T_T.

Here's a shot of some freshly made Gnoccini (literally meaning tiny Gnocci). It's a small dumpling made from potatoes, and these were absolutely divine. Handling these things is like handling a cloud. I broke a few just scooping them out of the container. A tip when cooking these is that they are finished as soon as they float to the top. Once finished, they are pillowy soft and have a small bit of chewyness, but just enough to hold together. I'm going to miss these when I leave.

Here's a slice of Pecorino cheese. It's a relatively young one, so not as sharp as some others.

Ahh, and here's the Cavallo, which in english is horse. The butcher down the street from us sells this fresh from a local farmer.

Tyler and I figured that the best way to sample the taste was to just grill it plain with a dash of salt and pepper.

Here's the finished meat with grilled zucchini and asparagus on the side. 

This was a nice medium well fillet. Quite juicy, very lean, but has very little flavour compared to beef. I believe it's due to the fat content in it. I really need to learn some good Cavallo recepies.