[Syracuse, Italy] Panini at Caseificio Borderi

#FreeHotelStay First of all, making a panino is too simple to be called "cooking". Cut, put on, sandwich, cut again. In a corner of the market in Syracuse, Sicily, there is a food store called "Borderie", and its famous owner Andrea makes paninis with plenty of colorful vegetables on top of his homemade mozzarella, prosciutto, and salami. I visited in the summer, so there were many tourists, and many people stopped to watch him make paninis, attracted by his spirited voice. Even though it was a big event, the way he made the paninis while admiring the smell and shape of each ingredient was like watching a show. The way he carefully drizzled honey on the prosciutto, and the gentle gesture of sprinkling the smell of dried oregano. The long line in front of the store is always drawn by Andrea's indescribable atmosphere, who pours love into what he makes. What's more, on days when there are few customers, they sometimes serve these paninis as samples, which is surprising. They boast the most reviews in the Siracusa section and are competing for the top spot. Watching the paninis being made, you can see that even the simplest cooking steps are filled with love. Finally, perhaps after he found out I was Japanese, he said, "They say that the most beautiful women in the world are French, but I think Japanese women are beautiful. Why? French women are certainly beautiful, in appearance. But Japanese women are not just beautiful in appearance, they are beautiful in heart. Don't you think so?" With so few Asian customers, it must have been difficult for them to agree, but I was happy that they chose a Japanese woman over the many foreign tourists around them.