Roman Porchetta Sandwiches

If you adore pulled pork then you will fall hopelessly in love with porchetta. Pork shoulder is rolled in a thick crust of spices and herbs and slow roasted until it falls apart. My Italian mother made it when I was growing up, but her version was very different from what I experienced in Rome. While meandering through the tiny alleyways of the Trastevere I followed the breeze of garlic and bought a crusty pork-filled roll from a street vendor. Traditionally it is prepared with a whole debo