El Moderno
Eggplant meatballs, pecorino & parmigiano, Balordi tomato jam, stracciatella cheese.
Our vegetarian masterpiece.
Proof that you don’t need meat to build a flavour-packed panino. Our handmade aubergine meatballs are blended with aromatic herbs and two distinctive Italian cheeses.
Bold. Fresh. Unexpectedly indulgent.
Pecorino Romano is a hard sheep’s milk cheese from Lazio, with a history stretching back more than 2,000 years. Roman soldiers carried it as a high-energy ration. Its intensely salty, tangy flavour — far bolder than Parmigiano — gives the meatballs incredible depth, while Parmigiano rounds everything out with its sweeter, nuttier character.
The panino is dressed with our homemade tomato jam — tomatoes slowly cooked with sugar and spices until they transform into something jammy, sweet, and deeply complex. Think more chutney than sauce.
On top comes a generous dollop of Stracciatella — the luscious, creamy heart of Burrata, originally from Puglia in Southern Italy. Imagine delicate mozzarella strands swimming in fresh cream.
The result?
A luxurious bite of vegetarian Italian street food:
Crispy aubergine meatballs. Sweet tomato jam. Silky stracciatella cream.
All melting together inside a warm panino.
No shortcuts. Just flavour.
