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Even in face of COVID-19 reading in Catania is still as enjoyable and convenient as ever
The Greeks and then the Romans were the first to use beans for cooking, as attested in the comedy The Frogs by Aristophanes and in the works of Pliny According to the tradition, ‘u paìsi du maccu (i.e. the village of the maccu) would be Raffadali, in the province of Agrigento. To the inhabitants...
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...
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...
It is a simple dish with a strong Mediterranean flavor, consisting of a few ingredients and creating a symphony for taste buds. There are no certainties about its origins: some people associate it to a tribute to Vincenzo Bellini, while others to…. Nino Martoglio’s sense of humor Short pasta (generally macaroni), tomato sauce, fried...
With cheap magic boxes filled with surprising content, that would otherwise end up in the garbage, Too Good to Go allows trading activities and customers to give a contribution to the world. A novelty that has just arrived in Catania
An example of Sicilian versatility is given by the term cùddura, which indicates a type of loaf widespread in general in the South of Italy and whose etymology comes from the Greek. Surprisingly, it has distinct meanings according to the province where it is eaten
The man was immortalized on one of the light holders located in Piazza Università by the sculptors Mimì Maria Lazzaro and Domenico Tudisco “The man, who once was considered wise, went mad because of love” (Orlando Furioso by Ludovico Ariosto). Almost everyone focused on words like that during school time feeling love or hate...
Present both in the festive home tables and in the butcher shops of Sicily (the so-called chiànchi), this dish is widespread also in some areas of Campania and Calabria, which were once part of the Kingdom of Naples. Its diffusion testifies to the reliability of the ancient saying “du majàli un si jetta nenti”,...
Beyond the cries of traders and the crowd of people, the so-called ‘caves’ are hidden within the Church of St. Gaetano, where once martyrs such as Saint Agatha were buried Piazza Carlo Alberto has long been the stage of one of the largest city markets in Sicily. Situated in the town-center of Catania, it...