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Sicily
Layered Mediterranean history: Arab-Norman sweets, aubergine, citrus, seafood and great street food.
Signature dish · Pasta alla Norma
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Sicily (Sicilia) carries Greek, Arab, Norman and Spanish influences in one kitchen. Aubergine, citrus, pistachio, sardines, semolina baking and an unrivalled street-food tradition define it, with each city cooking differently.
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Sicilian Home CookingEveryday cooking across the island.60 recipes
Grandmother-Style Sicilian RecipesHousehold dishes from Sicilian kitchens.7 recipes
Palermo Food TraditionsThe cooking and street food of Palermo.16 recipes
Catania Food TraditionsCatania's market and Etna cooking.9 recipes
Sicilian Street FoodPanelle, arancine, sfincione and market snacks.7 recipesSicilian SeafoodSardines, tuna, swordfish and coastal cooking.11 recipes
Sicilian Pasta TraditionsNorma, sarde, trapanese and other island sauces.10 recipes
Eggplant DishesAubergine at the centre of Sicilian cooking.6 recipes
Citrus & Pistachio RecipesLemons, oranges, almonds and Bronte pistachio.5 recipes
Arab-Norman & Mediterranean InfluencesDishes carrying Sicily's layered Mediterranean history.5 recipes
Sicilian BakingSemolina breads, scacce and bakery counter food.9 recipes
Traditional Sicilian SweetsCannoli, cassata, granita and brioche col tuppo.14 recipes
Festival FoodSaints' day and celebration cooking.5 recipes
Heritage Sicilian RecipesLong-documented dishes of Sicily.23 recipes
Trapani & Western Sicily FoodBusiate, couscous, tuna and the cooking of Sicily's western corner.6 recipes
Messina Food TraditionsSwordfish, stockfish, granita and the cooking of the strait.8 recipes
Ragusa & Val di Noto FoodScacce, ravioli, caciocavallo ragusano and south-eastern baking.4 recipes
Vegetable & Legume CookingWild greens, broad beans, artichokes and the island's garden food.11 recipes
Forgotten Sicilian DishesHousehold dishes rarely seen outside the towns that still cook them.7 recipesSub-regions
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Sicily is not one kitchen. These sub-regions cook with their own ingredients, techniques and signature dishes.
Aeolian IslandsCapers, tuna and island cooking.Coming soon
CataniaPasta alla Norma, fish market cooking and Etna produce.Coming soon
MessinaSwordfish, focaccia messinese and strait cooking.Coming soonPalermoStreet food, sfincione, panelle and Arab-Norman sweets.Coming soonRagusa & Val di NotoCaciocavallo ragusano, scacce and baroque-town cooking.Coming soonSyracuseOrtigia market cooking, almonds and coastal fish.Coming soon
TrapaniCouscous, pesto trapanese, tuna and salt pans.Coming soonTraditional dishes
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