Pasta with Tuna Ragù
The recipe for pasta with tuna ragu is typical from Trapani, and is not very well known outside of Sicily. It is usually served with the “busiate” that is a type of pasta originating in the province of Trapani. It…
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Arancine “Accarne”
A stuffed rice ball, deep fried, full of love with the shape of the Sun: that’s how I would describe an Arancina. And yes, I said “arancinA” not “arancinO”, since this is the recipe for the Arancina (female!) as it…
Spaghetti with Pistachios and Clams
A fresh and tasty first course, this reinterpretation of the famous pasta with clams goes very well alongside the flavor of pistachios. If you want to add a further note of freshness and acidity, you can also add some orange…
Pasta with Zucchine and Ricotta Pesto
For the preparation of this lovely pesto we put on the table one of the most used vegetables in the Sicilian cuisine, the zucchini, which, for this recipe, are blended raw without any prior cooking with Ricotta cheese. We will…
Treccina – Sicilian Sugar Brioches
The “Treccine” (literally “Braids”) are a typical sweet brioche from the Palermo area. They will always remind us of many childhood memories as they were the typical snack for school or for the afternoon filled with hazelnut cream or jam.…
Sicilian Castagnole
Castagnole are a typical Carnival dessert, famous throughout Italy, not just in Sicily! They are very tasty, very soft and very fried balls of dough, made with a very simple mixture of flour, eggs and sugar, from which small balls…
Gelo di Mellone – Sicilian Watermelon Pudding
The “Gelo di mellone” is a typical Sicilian pudding dessert (very popular especially in Palermo) , whose main ingredient is the watermelon, which in Sicilian dialect is called “mellone” or “muluni”.
Sicilian Sarsa alla Grillo
Sicilian Sarsa alla Grillo is an authentic Sicilian family recipe for a meatless, quick tomato sauce for pasta that always pleases the palate and fills the senses.
Chiacchiere di Carnevale
The chiacchiere are a typical Carnival sweet that we can find all over Italy under different names: cròstoli, galani, frappe, bugie, and many more! The main characteristic of the sweet is to be very thin, crumbly, full of bubbles and…
Sicilian Food Culture Christmas ’22 Giveaway!
Christmas is getting closer, and what’s the best way to celebrate our incredible community if not with a giveaway? Sicilian Food Culture is extremely proud to introduce a new Sicilian Giveaway for all our followers and give you the chance…
