Sweet and Sour Peppers – Peperoni all’Agrodolce
Sweet and sour peppers are a classic of traditional Sicilian cuisine. On the one hand the peppers, with their strong and unmistakable taste; on the other hand the sweet and...
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Appetizers
Eggplant meatballs
Meat, fish or vegetable meatballs are a real passion and, among all, fried eggplant meatballs are one of the most famous in the Sicilian Cuisine. Soft on the inside and...
Sarde Allinguate | Sweet and sour fried sardines
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...
Herrings, oranges and olives salad
The herrings, orange and olives salad is a poor dish of the Sicilian cuisine. Oranges could be found everywhere, and the coast of Palermo was called Conca d’Oro because of...
Fried Black Olives
Another easy recipe that you can try at home! Black Olives are fairly easy to find all around the world, the same for the other ingredients: the fresher, the better!
Sfincione (Sicilian Style Pizza)
This Sicilian Style Pizza called Sfincione, is diffused typically in the northwestern part of the island. “u ‘sfinciuni” is one of the most important Sicilian culinary specialities. It can be...
Crocchè
The sandwich with Croquettes (U’ Pane chi Crocchè, or Pane e Cazzilli!), is part of the most classic and oldest examples of street food in the Sicilian town of Palermo. Cheap and...
Arancina al burro
A stuffed rice ball, deep fried, made with love: that’s how I would describe an Arancina. And yes, I said “arancinA” not “arancinO”, since this is the recipe for the...
Rosticceria
Rosticceria, or Tavola Calda, is probably the first real “Fast Food” in Sicily – forget about Mc Donalds or Burger King, if you want to taste something truly sicilian, but you don’t want...
Fried Cardoons
Cardoni in Pastella (Fried cardoons) is a typical recipe from the city of Palermo, simply made of boiled cardoons, passed in batter and then fried. This recipe with cardoons is prepared...
