Every city in Italy seems to have their favorite type of bread. Whatever type it is, you’ll see it used in sandwich shops and sold in bakeries everywhere. The bread of Padova is zoccoletti. In my opinion, these are the perfect style of bread for prosciutto, tomato, and mozzarella sandwiches. The crust of these little gems is crisp and flavorful, while the insides are tender. They seem to come in a varying number of sizes, but not on purpose. It’s almost as if the bakers just form imprecise sizes, and with a kind of round shape, which results in no two zoccoletti looking alike. Trying to buy 4 zoccoletti of the same size is a challenge. Some are no larger across than a plum tomato, while others are bigger than a beefsteak – and their shapes are just as varied as tomatoes with some long and others round. Whichever shape your zoccoletti are, you can be sure that they will be delicious.