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TYPICAL THINGS TO EAT

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RICE BALL

Breaded and fried rice balls, with meat sauce or béchamel and ham

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PANELLE AND CCROCCHE '

Chickpea flour pancakes and potato croquettes

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PANINO CA MEUSA (spleen)

spleen with squeezed lemon or alternatively with grated caciocavallo

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STIGHIOLA

Grilled lamb or kid guts

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SFINCIONE

Pizza with tomato, onion and anchovies

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PASTA WITH SARDINES

Pasta (BUCATINI), sardines and wild fennel with the addition of  raisins and pine nuts. The recipe was invented da a cook of the Arab army during the campaign to conquer Sicily.

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BAKED PASTA

Anelletti (typically Sicilian pasta shape) seasoned with meat sauce, peas, caciocavallo, ham and aubergines. There is also a version with hard-boiled egg.

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EGGPLANT CAPONATA

Appetizer / side dish di Fried aubergines topped with tomato sauce, celery, onion, olives and capers in sweet and sour sauce.

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BOILED OCTOPUS

Plate  made up of pieces of very fresh octopus, boiled in boiling water and served with squeezed lemon or without.

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SARDE A BECCAFICO

Rolled sardine fillets stuffed with breadcrumbs and pine nuts.

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MEAT ROLLS

Thin slices of meat wrapped, stuffed with breadcrumbs, herbs,  meat and cheese, skewered alternating with slices of onion and bay leaves.

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SICILIAN CASSATA AND CANNOLO

The cannoli are waffles of rolled fried dough, while the cassata is a sponge cake, marzipan and candied fruit, both are filled with ricotta cream.

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BRIOCHE WITH ICE CREAM

Artisan brioche filled with tasty ice cream.

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