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Sicilian

Glazed buccellato ring on a marble board, one slice cut to show the dark fig and nut filling under pistachios
Italian Holiday

Buccellato Siciliano Christmas Ring with Fig and Nuts

Sliced rolled scaccia ragusana with tomato and cheese spirals on a wooden board with basil leaves
Flatbread

Rolled Scaccia Ragusana with Tomato and Caciocavallo

Bucatini coated in golden cauliflower sauce with pine nuts and breadcrumbs in a white bowl on linen
Sicilian

Palermo Cauliflower Pasta (Pasta chi Vruoccoli Arriminati)

Overhead view of stockfish pieces, potato chunks, green olives and capers in tomato sauce, finished with parsley
Fish Recipe

Stoccafisso alla Messinese with Potatoes, Olives and Capers

Swordfish steak in red tomato sauce with green olives and capers, parsley on top, in a white shallow bowl
Fish Recipe

Easy Pesce Spada alla Siciliana with Capers and Olives

Two coiled sesame-crusted semolina loaves on a wooden board, one sliced to show a pale yellow crumb
Sicilian

Mafalda Siciliana: Sesame Semolina Bread with a Soft Crumb

Cut wedge of Sicilian dressed bread showing tomato, anchovy fillets and caciocavallo on a wooden board
Street Foods

Pane Cunzato: Sicilian Dressed Bread with Anchovies

Wide white bowl of tenerumi pasta in tomato broth topped with grated pecorino on linen, soft window light
Sicilian

Pasta con i Tenerumi: Sicilian Greens and Tomato Pasta

Seared tuna steak glazed with glossy Sicilian agrodolce sauce, raisins and pine nuts scattered over a rustic plate
Fish Recipe

Tonno in Agrodolce: Sicilian Sweet-Sour Seared Tuna

Pale unmolded biancomangiare pudding on a white plate, dusted with cinnamon and chopped pistachio on a marble counter
Sicily

Silky Sicilian Almond Milk Pudding (Biancomangiare)

Glass cup of pale pink Sicilian watermelon pudding topped with chocolate chips and chopped pistachios on a marble counter
Sicily

Gelo di Melone: Creamy Sicilian Watermelon Pudding

Golden-topped pasta ncasciata slice on a plate showing layered eggplant, egg, and melted caciocavallo cheese.
Sicilian

Pasta ‘Ncasciata Messinese: Sicily’s Baked Eggplant Pasta

Halved pani ca meusa sandwich on marble showing pan-fried spleen strips, melted caciocavallo, and ricotta inside a sesame roll
Sicily

Pan-Fried Pani ca Meusa: Palermo Spleen Sandwich

Golden crocchette di riso stacked on a wooden board with one cut open showing stretchy melted mozzarella inside
Appetizer

Crocchette di Riso: Crispy Fried Rice Croquettes

A wedge of impanata ragusana on a rustic plate reveals molten caciocavallo, sausage ragu, and olives inside a golden crust.
Sicily

Impanata Ragusana: Sicily’s Baked Stuffed Pie

Overhead shot of busiate pasta coiled with chunky red pesto, toasted almonds, and basil on a rustic ceramic plate.
Sicilian

Sicilian Busiate al Pesto Trapanese with Fresh Almonds

Overhead shot of glossy spaghetti alla carrettiera with garlic slivers, pecorino and chili flakes in a rustic bowl
Pasta

Pasta alla Carrettiera with Garlic, Chili and Crumbs

Swordfish steak braised in tomato sauce with green olives, capers, and pine nuts served in a dark cast iron skillet
Fish Recipe

Sicilian Braised Swordfish with Olives and Capers

Golden fried cassatelle siciliane dusted with powdered sugar on a wooden board, one split open to show ricotta filling
Ricotta

Cassatelle Siciliane: Fried Ricotta Half-Moons

Golden fried sfinci di San Giuseppe on a white plate with piped ricotta and candied orange peel on top.
Ricotta

Crispy Fried Sfinci di San Giuseppe (Ricotta Puffs)

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