SICILIAN GASTRONOMY
Marsala is a city rich in culinary traditions.
The typical dishes are many starting from the appetizers to get to the bottom with the desserts and the inevitable Marsala .
SICILIAN GASTRONOMIC TRADITIONS
It would not be forgivable to leave Sicily without having tasted at least half of the main culinary specialties of the island! Marsala offers you this opportunity
ART AND COOKING
The art of cooking, of feeling good at the table, is very ancient and not everyone knows that the first to talk about gastronomy was a Sicilian. The most famous text of ancient Greek gastronomy, entitled Edipateia or "The good life", is in fact the work of a Sicilian, Archestrato di Gela, who composed it around 300 BC
Caponata di melanzane
Rich and tasty dish, typical of Sicilian cuisine; based on eggplant, tomato, onion, green olives, capers, celery, basil; a mix of fried vegetables then sautéed in a pan with sugar and vinegar; which give the typical sweet and sour taste.
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Panelle e crocchè
Panelle: made from very few ingredients only chickpea flour, water, parsley and salt.
Crocchè: represent a classic of the Sicilian rotisserie, it is potato croquettes whose name derives from their typical elongated shape.
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Arancine
Arancini of rice or Arancine are a typical specialty of Sicilian cuisine! A greedy street food loved all over the world! These are small timbales of rice, with a round shape or with a cone tip, filled with ragù or ham and mozzarella.
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Pasta con i broccoli
A simple, easy and traditional dish. The pasta is seasoned with a delicious and tasty sauce made with green broccoli, raisins, pine nuts and toasted breadcrumbs. Here, in Sicily, we call this dish "Pasta chi broccoli arriminati" that is, mixed directly in the pan.
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Fish cous cous
Fish couscous is a typical dish of the Trapani area, a real flagship of Marsala cuisine.
Fish couscous was born as an elaborate preparation, but with simple ingredients.
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Cannoli con la ricotta
Unique goodness that has ancient origins! The Sicilian Cannolo dates back to the times of the Arab domination in Sicily (from 827 to 1091) born from the hands of the nuns of a convent near Caltanissetta. Fried waffles stuffed with sheep's milk ricotta.
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Frutta di Martorana
Martorana fruit is the dessert par excellence of the Sicilian confectionery tradition. Made of finely shaped and colored almond paste to perfectly imitate fruits and vegetables on a small scale.
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Cassatelle
A traditional Marsala dessert, considered typically Christmas.
The main ingredients are flour, butter, sugar, milk, almonds, honey, ground dried figs.
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