In Sicily, December 13th, the Feast of St. Lucy (Santa Lucia), is celebrated with a comforting bowl of Cuccìa, a traditional Sicilian wheat berry and ricotta dessert enjoyed instead of bread or pasta. The recipe combines cooked wheat berries soaked…
Broccoli in Pastella (Battered Broccoli) is a typical recipe from the city of Palermo, simply made of boiled cauliflower, passed in batter and then fried. The recipe is exactly the same as the one with fried cardoons that you can find here! This…
Discover the rich flavors of Sicily with our delectable “La Siciliana” recipe, a unique fried pizza that hails from the picturesque town of Zafferana Etnea. More than just a pizza, this dish is a celebration of Sicilian culinary traditions, crafted…
Le cozze gratinate alla Siciliana are a really tasty appetizer or second course. Easy and fast. The mixture is based on fresh breadcrumbs and mussels, are stuffed and gratinated in the oven, with half of the shell. The mixture once…
A delicious dish for everyone who loves cod! This pasta sauce can be used with either long or short pasta, the choice is yours! To speed up the preparation of pasta with cod sauce, ask your fishmonger to provide you…
Octopus salad (Insalata di Polpo) is a standout on Sicilian tables—fresh, elegant, and deceptively simple. But the secret to its perfection lies in one crucial step: cooking the octopus just right. Over 1 kg of octopus is lightly simmered until tender,…
This “Sarde Allinguate” are another incredible excellence of the Sicilian cuisine. The term “allinguata” comes from the attempt of poor people in the old days to imitate the dishes made for the wealthier classes. The rich lords of the time…
The pasta with escarole “Sicilian style” is a simple, but at the same time special, soup. What makes it special, you say? The cubes of seasoned caciocavallo cheese that soften with the heat giving the dish an exquisite flavor. The…
The Involtini di Melanzane & Spaghetti are a first course of the Sicilian culinary tradition: a reinterpretation of pasta alla Norma, the dish based on pasta and eggplant with an unmistakable flavour. The eggplant slices will first be fried –…
The pasta ammuddicata (ammuddicata mean “with breadcrumbs”) with tonno, anchovies and plum tomatoes is a very simple but tasty dish, especially if you choose a tuna of excellent quality! Photo and recipe courtesy of Giovanna Sireno
