Third Generation New Orleans Grocery Carving up Muffuletta for 100 Years


The world's most famous sandwich was created by a Sicilian immigrant a century ago in the French Quarter.

Central Grocery and Deli is a third generation, old-fashioned grocery store founded in 1906 by Salvatore Lupo, a Sicilian immigrant who was famous for creating the muffuletta sandwich.

The 118-year-old shop — tucked into Decatur Street in the middle of New Orleans’ French Quarter,  — hasn’t changed, as their famed muffuletta has been sliced and carved the exact same way for a century.

The sandwich traditionally consists of a muffuletta loaf split horizontally and covered with layers of marinated olive salad, salami, ham, Swiss cheese, provolone, and mortadella.

The store is currently owned and operated by Tommy Tusa and Frank Tusa, who partnered with a local delivery business to ship the sandwich nationwide.

Want to make your own? Click here for the recipe.

 

 

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