[italian deli]

Who knew that tucked into a small, mostly residential road in a "village" I would find a lovely and authentic-smelling Italian deli?

The Silver Palate Delicatessen in Harpenden is everything a foodee would love. It is somewhat cramped making customers more aware of the shelves packed with tasty morsels ranging from real Italian pastas, olive oils, to fabulous San Pellegrino sparkling lemonades (and that's the *real* lemonade, not the 7-up stuff) and assorted selections of things "sott-oglio."

The deli counter displayed a huge selection of Italian salumi including my favourite Ventricina (although the person working there didn't know what I was asking for and I had to point to it...) which is a specialty of my home-town Vasto


as well as loads of cheeses and home-made bread and fresh pasta.
For those looking for more than a few bits and pieces to take home, The Silver Palate has a few tables scattered about (inside and outside) complete with tasty-sounding offerings on the menus, waiting for weary customers to plonk themselves down.



If you're ever in Harpenden do check out this authentic Italian deli.