Bari Food Cart Serves Up Italian Street Food in Southeast Portland

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In this pizza-obsessed city, how do you consider the doughy, tacky staple to the next stage? Just question Trifone Walter Ferrante—he goes by Walter—who serves a Southern Italian avenue food stuff not often noticed stateside called panzerotti out of a Foster-Powell food cart. 

In its essence, panzerotti is basically like a fried pizza or calzone. Clean dough receives rolled out by hand and loaded to get with tomatoes, cheese, and options including anchovy-caper (Ferrante’s favored), comfortable spicy Southern ‘nduja sausage, or our select, the carciofi (artichoke). Then, it’s lovingly deep-fried until golden brown, in which the dough puffs up and becomes crispy whilst in some way not absorbing as well a lot grease. Magic! It is ethereal, flavorful, and delicately crunchy—think Chinese fried dough adhere or frybread. Slice open a panzerotto to expose the stretchy mozzarella within just, and don’t overlook to seize a freshly piped, lemon zest-loaded cannolo for dessert.

But if panzerotti and cannoli on your own are not plenty of motive to pay a visit to, then Ferrante himself is just as significantly of a draw. Born and elevated in a tiny city in the Apulia location, he brings that Southern Italian warmth and hospitality to every single client interaction. “How are you?” he stated, popping his head out the window although I was ending spending with the cashier throughout my 1st pay a visit to to Bari. “I’m thrilled to cook dinner for you!” When my panzerotto was prepared, the cashier squeezed a bicycle horn, drawing curious stares and laughter from all the other food items cart patrons. Afterwards, a neighboring food cart operator came about, gave Ferrante a massive hug, and questioned, “Can I do the horn?” He tooted the horn rhythmically, and quickly the total cart pod was cheering, “Walter! Walter!” Appear for the puff, remain for the party. 

Bari Food stuff Cart (shut July 23 – September 1 for holiday vacation), 5205 SE Foster Rd, barifoodcart.com