Mon November 23rd, 2009
Because when you walk through the Capo Market and pull your camera out to photograph a man with half a cow slung over his shoulder, you get the strange looks, not him.
Categories: Meat, Sicily. This post has 3 comments.
Sun November 22nd, 2009
When you think of food and Christianity, it is items mentioned in the Old and New Testaments like figs, olives, fish, and bread that spring to mind. But at La Martorana in Palermo, food without a biblical precursor is synonymous with the church. (more…)
Categories: Gastronomic Traditions, Sicily, Sweets & Dessert. This post has 5 comments.
Fri November 20th, 2009
It is not a coincidence that the Setteveli cake has the same number of strata as there are deadly sins. This seven layer confection so perfectly inspires gluttony that had it been around in the thirteenth century, Dante surely would have (more…)
Categories: Sicily, Sweets & Dessert. This post has 5 comments.
Thu November 19th, 2009
Ask any palermitano/a what his or her favorite place to eat is and the answer is always the same: a casa. No exceptions. Since not everyone can go home for lunch, small, rustic trattorie are stationed strategically in and around the Capo (more…)
Categories: Fish, Fried Foods, Gastronomic Traditions, Sicily. This post has no comments.
Wed November 18th, 2009
After a satisfying lunch of seasonal vegetable starters and fried fish at Zia Pina near the Vucciria, I set out with my friends Diana and Conchita in search of dessert. Our destination was Cappello, a pastry shop just outside Porta Nuova famous for its setteveli (seven layer chocolate cake). (more…)
Categories: Gastronomic Traditions, Offal, Sicily. This post has 5 comments.
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