Descrizione
It is one of those places where you feel at home and every dish is prepared by Mrs. Carmelina, the cook, as if you were invited to dinner. And in fact maybe you are a little. A stone's throw from the Mother Church, a weather flayed wooden banner sign signals Taverna Melpigos. All you have to do is step through the glass door and follow the scent of good things as it guides you through an enveloping ambiance of vaulted ceilings, votive prints and checked tablecloths to your seat. Here, Salento is served. Mrs. Carmelina's hands will pamper you with typical dishes: a riot of tradition, simplicity, flavors and knowledge, common to all the keepers of the great cuisine of the Heel of Italy. From vegetables sautéed in fine oil to fragrant fried foods to pizzonguli, typical hand-kneaded puccette. Among the first courses, the massa, with partly fried maltagliati and chickpeas, reigns supreme, and among the main courses, the traditional, slightly spicy pieces of horse meat. And then the selection of pizzas, baked in a wood-fired oven that pleases every palate. The Taverna Melpigos is the authentic village trattoria, where curious travelers, as well as proud countrymen, savor, enchanted, the true family atmosphere and decided tastes between the harmony of the cuisine and the tale of a fascinating land.
