Sicilia Archives

Pasta con la mollica (Pasta with Breadcrumbs)

16 March 2019

All over southern Italy, breadcrumbs were considered the “poor man’s cheese”. Those who couldn’t afford the luxury of the usual […]

9 March 2019

Octopus seems to be enjoying something of a boomlet in popularity at the moment. Until very recently I could mostly

19 January 2019

Have you ever tried squid ink? I’d venture that many of our readers, Italian food lovers that you are, haven’t,

6 October 2018

When you think of Sicily, what do you think of? When it comes to food, I’m sure swordfish is near

15 September 2018

These Sicilian chickpea fritters, known as panelle in Italian, are often associated with Sicily’s capital city Palermo, where you can buy

18 August 2018

On my recent trip to western Sicily for a family wedding, I tasted many delicious dishes, but none was more

29 July 2017

Bottarga—cured fish roe typical of Sardinian and Sicilian cookery—is an unusual but tasty treat. It has a unique flavor that reminds

29 July 2016

Sicilian Watermelon Pudding, or gelo di melone, is made from watermelon juice, perfumed with cinnamon and jasmine blossoms, thickened and mixed with

22 July 2016

Eggplants may be my favorite summer vegetable. Perhaps that’s because I have such fond food memories of my grandmother’s parmigiana