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Dishes from Sicily
8 total
Cannoli
Crisp fried shells piped with sweet ricotta cream.
Arancini
Golden fried rice balls with a molten, savoury heart.
Pasta alla Norma
Sicilian pasta with fried aubergine and salted ricotta.
Ricotta
Ricotta is the fresh Italian whey cheese with a soft, milky and slightly grainy curd, used in pastas, pastries and desserts and made from cow, sheep or buffalo milk.
Caponata
Sweet-and-sour aubergine relish with capers and olives.
Granita
Coarse-crystal flavoured ice, eaten with brioche.
Cassata
Ornate sponge cake of ricotta, marzipan and candied fruit.
Cuccia
Cuccia is a Sicilian wheat porridge sweetened with ricotta and cinnamon, traditionally eaten on the feast of Santa Lucia, December 13.