Excellent dough and a super pistachio-packed cream!
Rating: 9/10
Il Bucaniere is a spot in Catania very famous for its huge stuffed ciabatte, which offer extraordinary value for money. In 2019, they decided to treat us to a very interesting new addition: the PanPistacchio!
Drawn by the novelty promoted on social media, we rushed to try it! It's hard to categorize, because you eat it like a sandwich, but the dough is very similar to pizza dough, just like their "ciabatte", but in this case, it's enriched with pistachio, making it an even more exclusive product.
The dough is described by the venue as a "pistachio panpizza" and is filled with: a 200g burger with a pistachio heart, parmesan, savory pistachio cream, and chopped pistachios.
It looks incredibly inviting, thanks to the golden dough and the pistachio cream that shyly peeks out from the sides. Peeking under the top bun (as seen in the photo), we discover that the cream inside is truly generous!
The color of the cream is wonderful, a very beautiful green, further enhanced by the chopped pistachios. Upon the first bite, you realize you are dealing with a truly delicious product, where the combination of flavors and textures is fantastic. The dough is crispy on the outside and soft on the inside, truly excellent, and pairs perfectly with the creaminess of the meat and the pistachio cream, enriched by the parmesan.
The mortadella isn't particularly prominent and only adds a light savory note, which in my opinion is a plus, because otherwise, it would overpower the pistachio.
The taste of the pistachio cream left us speechless, thanks to that typical pistachio sweetness we look for in a well-made cream, without any unwanted aftertaste of onion or anything else. Definitely above the average of the pistachio creams you find in much more famous pizzerias.
We really loved it, and personally, I recommend you rush to try it!
Pistachio flavor rating 9/10:
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Address:
Via Milano, 17c, 95127 Catania CT
