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The “panelle”, a typical Sicilian fried food

A recipe poor in ingredients, which reaches the restaurants in the streets of Palermo, conquering all sorts of palates. It consists of some typical fried squares from the Sicilian capital, whose history could date back to over a thousand years ago It is told that Arabs, who dominated the island between the 9th and...

All the secrets of the Sicilian “granita”

Its name comes from the Italian verb granire, meaning to reduce to grains. Its arrival on the island, instead, is due to the Arab gastronomic tradition, as during their domination in Sicily they imported a frozen drink flavored with fruit juices and called sherbet Anyone in the world has not heard of it at...

Sicilian “tuppu” and its three meanings

There is no doubt that this word, whether it indicates a feminine hairstyle or the prominence of the exquisite brioche that comes with the granita, hides something curious in its etymological history. But what? Think of the girls who like to gather their hair in a tight chignon behind their neck. Now think of...