Sicilian Food Culture

Over the past month, we at Sicilian Food Culture have been able to start a fantastic collaboration with Agnes and the rest of the Season and Stir team, culminating in...

December 19, 2022

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Sicilian Christmas Eve 2022: traditions and foods

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The atmosphere of Christmas, in Sicily, can be felt in the air as early as mid-November. The streets are colored with lights, store windows are filled with decorations, objects and...

December 16, 2022

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Megghiu rariti a vestiri chi a mangiari | Sicilian Sayings

Once again we are back to talk about Sicilian proverbs, those which once provided rules of life for getting through the day! An ancient folk wisdom whose most folkloristic aspect...

December 14, 2022

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Arancina or arancino? Doesn’t matter, let’s make it for St. Lucia’s Day

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The debate between the term arancino and arancina continues to this day, it is true, but everyone agrees that no matter what you want to call it, it is still...

December 8, 2022

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Salsa alla palermitana (Palermo-style tomato sauce)

Cooking Time: 90 min

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Tasty, fragrant, delicious and nutritious, tomato sauce originated in Palermo but is one of the main condiments in Sicilian cuisine and, depending on the place, there are different variations of...

December 1, 2022

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Mannarinu, nivia, carduni: here are all the Sicilian names for fruits and vegetables you must know

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We have always spoken of Sicily as a land at the center of the world, a crossroads of cultures and peoples. For millennia, Sicily has been home to diverse peoples,...

November 26, 2022