In Bitter Almonds: Recollections and recipes from a Sicilian girlhood, Mary Taylor Simeti recounts the story of Maria Grammatico and her sister who were sent to the San Carlo, a secluded orphanage in Erice, an ancient hill top town in…
What if you are told to dump your true love? Wouldn’t that make you upset or panic? But consider the passion for food as long run’, there’s no sincere love than the love of food. All around the world, there…
Nowadays, Amazon is serving more or less every single country in the world, with an incredible amount of products, many of them not easy to find in shops. It’s the case also for imported goods, and in this case for…
The “Gelo di mellone” is a typical Sicilian pudding (very popular especially in Palermo), whose main ingredient is the watermelon, which in Sicilian dialect is called “mellone” or “muluni”. Its origins are a bit uncertain – some attribute this dessert…
Sicily, a wonderful land, the cradle of ancient civilizations and cultures, a land of passion and love. A land full of talents, of men and women who can adapt and are more and more often forced to leave their homes,…
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Our recent interviews have seen Sicilian chefs and their activities based in foreign contexts, brave Sicilians who brought Sicilian cuisine to London, like Guido (Sicilian Brothers), the protagonist of one of our previous interviews. Today in the pages of SicilianFoodCulture,…
Arancinotto is a fabulous Arancini mold, which makes life easier for those who want to get perfect arancini. We’re pretty sure that you’ve always been afraid to make Arancini because they look quite a complicated dish to make. Arancinotto is here…
When thinking about Sicily, one of the first things that comes in mind are definitively those notch quality Vegetables. Is there any original Sicilian Vegan recipe, in the Sicilian Cuisine? Its unique history, full of stylistic blends both in the…
