Caciocavallo Impiccato alla Calabrese
Calabria — widespread, particularly rural and coastal Calabria
Caciocavallo cheese 'hanged' (impiccato) over a flame — a Calabrian preparation where a whole caciocavallo is suspended on a stick above an open flame or charcoal grill, and the cheese's surface melts and drips onto bread or vegetables placed below. The cheese is turned as needed while it softens from the outside in; the crust caramelises while the interior becomes molten. Eaten by scraping the melted surface with bread, repeatedly, until the cheese is consumed. An ancient, theatrical, social eating ritual.