In Italian, the word “merenda” means afternoon snack. Fett’ unta is a new small eatery in Cortona, just opened a week, serving light lunch and dinner as well as afternoon snacks. We watched them doing construction at this location last summer so we stopped in today to sample the local cuisine. As for the name, if I understand it correctly, unta means “greased” as in greasing something with oil. Since literal translations rarely work, I’ll go with drizzling olive oil on your bread or panini, etc. At any rate, the food we ordered was delicious.
We shared two different bruschette:
Pear, cheese and walnuts; Mozzarella and roasted tomatoes
Then we each ordered a hearty local soup as summer has yet to arrive in Cortona:
Orzo, artichoke and pecorino
And pearl barley and beans
Meet the owners, Ulisse and Antonio
and check out their website at www.fettunta.net
Better yet, stop by when you are in town and they can make you a fresh prosciutto panini!
Ciao,
Judy
