The Scooch is a sandwich created by Will Bauer, a restaurant chef in Baltimore

Baltimore

Baltimore is the largest independent city in the United States and the largest city and cultural center of the US state of Maryland. The city is located in central Maryland along the tidal portion of the Patapsco River, an arm of the Chesapeake Bay. Baltimore is sometimes referred to as Baltimore...

, USA.

It was conceived in the Fall of 2003 at Sapori D'Italia and named after employee Dominic Cutaio. The Scooch is now on the menu at Sotto Caffe in the T. Rowe Price building, 13.5% Wine Bar in Hampden, Isabella's of Little Italy, Grano, DiPasquale's of Fallston, and Bruschetta of White Marsh.

The traditional Scooch consists of Citterio Hot Sopressata

Sopressata

Soppressata is an Italian cured dry salami. Two principal types are made, a cured dry sausage typical of Basilicata, Apulia and Calabria, the other, a very different uncured salami, native to Tuscany and Liguria. Each of these varieties qualifies for prodotto agroalimentare tradizionale P.A.T....

, Boar's Head Natural Capicola

Capicola

Capocollo , or coppa, is a traditional Calabrian Italian cold cut made from pork shoulder or neck, and dry-cured whole. The name coppa is Italian for nape, while capocollo comes from capo—head—and collo—neck—of a pig. The Italian spelling, "capocollo'", is derived from Latin, "caput collum"...

, Primadonna cheese all grilled on a ciabatta roll with balsamic vinegar, extra virgin olive oil, roasted red peppers, and sliced hot cherry peppers.

External links

• 13.5% Wine Bar of Hampden
• Isabella's of Little Italy