Street food
“Panelle” are a specialty of Palermo (also found in Trapani, Agrigento and Sciacca) and represent the fried version of the chickpea polenta that hails from Genoa. This is another example of a food most likely introduced by the Arabs that ruled Sicily between the 9th and 11th century. Panelle continue to be eaten today in... View Article
This is Ragusa’s version of the so-called schiacciate – the characteristic stuffed focaccia bread commonly found in eastern Sicily. From one area to another, even within the same province, the recipes and ingredients vary: from pork meat to ricotta, from the schiacciata bread filled with tuma cheese and anchovies to those with broccoli or wild... View Article
Rice, introduced into Sicily by the Arabs, is the main ingredient of this incredibly savoury speciality currently known all over the world. The original version hails from Palermo, with the addition of meat sauce, but there are various local versions. For example, saffron is not always used and the rice can either be left white... View Article