Iris Breakfast Pastry
Iris Breakfast Pastry ( Iris– Ines ) In Palermo, the rosticcerie offer panelli, rice balls, vasteddi, sfincione, fried vegetables and fish, potatoes croquettes and in the morning ravazzate, rizzuoli and the iris or as it…
Watermelon Jelly
Watermelon Jelly ( Gelatina di Anguria – Gelo ri Muluni ) In Italy, the Gelatin of Watermelon is found on the shelves of gourmet grocery stores, but never equals the Gelo di Muluna homemade in a…
Mustazzoli – mustaccioli Biscuits in Sicily
Mustaccioli Biscuits in Sicily ( Mustaccioli – Mustazzuoli ) Mustacciolo is a dessert prepared in the Italian Peninsula and in the islands of Sicily and Sardinia. In Sicily, there are not two places making the Mustazzoli using the…
Calabria
The Region of Calabria Reggio Calabria Catanzaro Cosenza Crotone Vibo Valentia The name Calabria if derived from the Greek language “calos” meaning beautiful and bryon meaning moss or vegetation, that is abundance of rural land…
The Apulian Region (La Puglia)
The Apulian Region (La Puglia) Il Gargano Barletta Adria & Trani Bari Taranto Brindisi Lecce Puglia is the region located at the south-east end of the Italian Peninsula. It comprises of six provinces: Foggia in the…
Basilicata or Lucania
Basilicata or Lucania This mountainous territory is surrounded on the north by the Campania region, on the west by Apulia and Calabria on the south. It was inhabited by the indigenous population called Lucani who…
Muscardini-Ossa di Morto
Muscardini ( Ossa di Morti – Muscardini ) The day after All Saints Day is All Souls Day: il giorno dei morti. This is a day to pray, to go to the cemetery and to remember family’s members…
Viscuotta Scaurati Boiled Taralli
Savory Boiled Taralli ( Taralli Bolliti – Viscuotta Scaurati ) The Taralli biscuits are made all over Sicily. In Ragusa and in its province, the Taralli, also called Viscuotta Scaurati (meaning boiled biscuits), are prepared using…
Pistachio Cookies
Pistachio Cookies ( Biscotti al Pistacchio – Viscuotta cu Pistacchiu ) Sicily is the only Italian region where pistachio trees grow, and the town of Bronte is the largest producer in the region. Bronte pistachios…
Regina Biscuits Sesami-Cimino
Regina Biscuits (with Sesame) ( Biscotti al Sesamo – Biscotti Regina – Viscuotta’Nciminati o ca’Giugiulena ) The Regina or Reginella biscuits are classic cookies originally made in Palermo and baked all over Sicily and in the Italian…