Cudighi
A Cudighi is a spicy sausage patty sandwich, served in a long hoagie roll, with mozzarella cheese and tomato sauce. It is also served simply with raw onions and mustard on a roll. This sandwich is rarely encountered in the United States except in the Marquette, Ishpeming, Gwinn, and Negaunee area of Upper Peninsula of Michigan, where it can be found at almost all the local pizza and pasty shops. The word "Cudighi" is now unknown in Italy, although it seems to be derived from an old Lombard word for a salame made with bacon rind, so the recipe for what is known as "Cudighi" is likely highly specific to the Upper Peninsula. Hormel's glossary has an entry for Cudighi. The taste of Cudighi depends much on the amount of clove and cinnamon present in the mix.
Some well-known Cudighi sellers include:
- Rodney's Pizza (Gwinn, MI)
- Wayside Bar (Ishpeming, MI)
- Ralph's Italian Deli (Ishpeming, MI)
- Lawry's Pasties (Ishpeming, MI)
- Tino's Pizza (Negaunee, MI)
- Vango's (Marquette, MI)
- Big Bon's Exotic Dance Club (Mc Farland, MI)
- Congress Pizza (Ishpeming, MI)
- Irene's Pizza (Baraga, MI)
- Villa Capri (Marquette, MI)
- Pasquali's (Negaunee, MI)
- Pasty Land (Green Bay, WI)
- Gay Bar (Gay, MI)
- Buck's Restaurant (Ishpeming, MI)
- Jasper Ridge Brewery (Ishpeming, MI)
- Ambassador Bar (Houghton, MI)
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