Post Prosciutto Snooze

This is Horlicks.... our pup who is about 4 months old. We adopted him as our Christmas present and our lives have changed significantly since he came to our place to make it a happier home. I remember reading an interview with Leunig where he basically says that it takes a dog (maybe it was animals) to humanise humans. It is so true! Having lived in the city now for about four years... we hadn't really met anyone. Now we know so many lovely people thanks to Horlicks!

But I digress from the prosciutto! A couple of days ago it was my birthday (dread, dread) and Nicky took Horlicks & I to Five Dock. It is obviously inhabited by many Italians judging by the fantastic delis, grocers, butchers & pasticcerias that line the streets.


In fact we headed out there for a certain hard to find sfogliatelle (try pronouncing that whilst salivating at the counter) a crispy, crunchy pastry stuffed full with ricotta & orange peel. This is a photo prior to it being demolished.


For $3 it was a bargain and a lovely reminder of the first one I had on the Amalfi coast of Italy ( I have only had 3 in my life).

Afterwards we walked up & down the strip, and Horlicks gobbled up the prosciutto, grapes & crumbs he discovered dropped outside the delis. I think it was a bit of puppy sensory overload because when he got home he went straight to his mat for a long afternoon nap. There is something in the saying "its a dog's life"! T

Oops almost forgot! Here are some addresses of where to discover the yummy pastries, prosciutto & the butcher.

Pasticceria Tamborrino
75 Great North Road
Five Dock NSW 2046
P: (02) 9712 1461
Open: Tues-Sat 6.30am-5pm, Sun 7am-12.30pm

P.R. Raineri Continental Delicatessen
97 Great North Road
Five Dock NSW 2046
P: (02) 9713 6886

Five Dock's Best Meats
87 Great North Road
Five Dock NSW 2046
P: (02) 9713 6953