Puka dogs in Italy? No, they're Buco dogs!
When did this happen? The last time I picked up hot dog buns at the supermarket they were standard split and fill, not anything remotely like the ones used at a popular hot dog stand in Poipu, Kauai. Puka (hole in hawaiian), meet Buco (hole in italian, pronounced like BOO-koh), because with buns that are già forato (already pierced), only time will tell if italian junk food junkies will embrace the concept of a buco dog, capisce? In my very honest and humble opinion these "american" buns are not bad at all and hold up well even with the squirts of mustard, ketchup and hot sauce. Somebody should be selling these at St. Peter's Square. PRICE POINT: a 3-pack of buns (odd, I know, but that's the way it works here) cost only 1.04€ after a 30% discount. A 3-pack of wurstel rang up at 1.23€. Getting a taste of american food culture can be so ridiculously cheap!
Buco dogs, originally uploaded by Rubber Slippers In Italy on Flickr
With lilikoi mustard and hot sauce on the left. Ketchup, mustard and curry powder on the right.
Puka dogs in Poipu, originally uploaded by Rubber Slippers In Italy on Flickr
scribbled from the chestnut forest by Rowena... at 3:20 PM
2 Comments:
cheaper to eat American there than here....I like puka better than buco :)
Kat - I thought the same thing on the prices...should sneak my own food into the movies. ^-^
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