{"id":7704,"date":"2017-03-02T09:22:26","date_gmt":"2017-03-02T08:22:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/?p=7704"},"modified":"2025-10-20T13:53:39","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T12:53:39","slug":"soul-italy-guide-sicilian-cooking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/soul-italy-guide-sicilian-cooking\/","title":{"rendered":"The Soul of Italy: A Guide to Sicilian Cooking"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From <em>arancini<\/em> to <em>cannoli<\/em>, Sicilian food is taking over the world. Few people realise this, however, because Sicilian cuisine is often mistaken for general Italian fare. To ensure you know the difference between their big plates of <em>spaghetti alle vongole<\/em> and delicious dollops of <em>bottaga <\/em>(dried fish roe), we&#8217;ve compiled this guide to Sicilian cooking, that will help you fix up a mean <em>caponata<\/em> in no time.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-7708\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2017\/03\/homemade-canoli-istock-badmanproduction-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Sicilian Cooking\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/homemade-canoli-istock-badmanproduction-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/homemade-canoli-istock-badmanproduction-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/homemade-canoli-istock-badmanproduction-330x220.jpg 330w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/homemade-canoli-istock-badmanproduction-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/homemade-canoli-istock-badmanproduction-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/homemade-canoli-istock-badmanproduction.jpg 1698w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/>Sicily is certainly spoilt when it comes to fresh, authentic food. Possessing rich volcanic soils and seas that teem with fish, the island has always had a reputation for abundance. So much so, in fact, that Rome considered it one of the \u201cbreadbaskets\u201d of its empire. But it&#8217;s Sicily&#8217;s subsequent invaders that truly stamped their culinary mark.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-7706\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2017\/03\/caponata-istock-black-olives-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/caponata-istock-black-olives-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/caponata-istock-black-olives-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/caponata-istock-black-olives-330x220.jpg 330w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/caponata-istock-black-olives-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/caponata-istock-black-olives-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/caponata-istock-black-olives.jpg 1698w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Occupiers ranged from Byzantines &#8211; who preserved sweet and sour Greek dishes &#8211; to Arabs, who introduced <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/best-places-to-visit-in-sicily\/\">delicacies such as couscous and <em>arancini<\/em>.<\/a> These fried rice balls, coated in golden breadcrumbs and crunchy nuts, hold gooey smudges of mozzarella within their spheres and rate as one of Sicily&#8217;s staple snacks. Only <em>caponata <\/em>rivals its popularity.\u00a0 This piquant Mediterranean vegetable stew has as many variations as there are grandmothers (<em>nonnas<\/em>) on the island. But no matter the cook, its balance of salt, sour and sweet notes is addictively delicious.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-7705\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2017\/03\/arancini-istock-smpics-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/arancini-istock-smpics-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/arancini-istock-smpics-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/arancini-istock-smpics-330x220.jpg 330w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/arancini-istock-smpics-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/arancini-istock-smpics-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/arancini-istock-smpics.jpg 1698w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>From corner to corner (to corner) of this triangular isle, seafood and vegetables dominate menus. This means that whilst world-class pork can be bought from the Madonie mountains (along the north coast), Sicily&#8217;s culinary punch is reserved for raisins, oranges, capers, seeds, garlic, beans, lentils and nuts. These are cooked in a myriad of ways, from refreshing orange salads (like <em>Alici alle Arance<\/em>) to ricotta and mint pasta dishes such as <em>Pasta alla Norma<\/em>. Yet no matter how complex a dish may look, a philosophy of simplicity always guides its creation.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-7710\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2017\/03\/olives-istock-gandolfocannatella-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/olives-istock-gandolfocannatella-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/olives-istock-gandolfocannatella-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/olives-istock-gandolfocannatella-330x220.jpg 330w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/olives-istock-gandolfocannatella-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/olives-istock-gandolfocannatella-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/olives-istock-gandolfocannatella.jpg 1698w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This is because, sitting at the heart of Sicilian cooking is the refusal to overwork ingredients. Whether it&#8217;s allowing tangy Pantelleria capers to stand alone or letting ripe olives from Nocellara del Belice sing solo, no Sicilian wants to be accused of murdering the natural flavour of their ingredients. Which is perhaps why islanders aren&#8217;t afraid to slap one of their local cheeses (like spicy Ragusano) or salamis (such as Sant&#8217; Angelo) on some crusty bread and call it perfection.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-7711\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2017\/03\/Panarea-Sicily-istock-DavidCallan-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Panarea-Sicily-istock-DavidCallan-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Panarea-Sicily-istock-DavidCallan-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Panarea-Sicily-istock-DavidCallan-330x220.jpg 330w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Panarea-Sicily-istock-DavidCallan-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Panarea-Sicily-istock-DavidCallan-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Panarea-Sicily-istock-DavidCallan.jpg 1698w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The sweet-toothed are also on hallowed ground in Sicily, with white, fluffy ricotta forming the mainstay of most dessert menus. Paired with almonds, pistachios, fruit or honey, the cheese often finds itself stuffed into <em>cannoli<\/em> or packed into <em>cassata<\/em> (a large sponge cake) to great effect. This sweetness is a feature of the island&#8217;s vineyards as well, where wines such as Marsala, Moscato and Pantelleria are renowned for their rich, sweet flavours and thick, syrupy textures.<\/p>\n<p>If the thought of bold flavours and authentic Mediterranean ingredients has inspired you to sample Sicilian cuisine in person, check out our Southern Italy &amp; Sicily and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/tours\/t\/best-of-italy-and-sicily\">Best of Italy &amp; Sicily<\/a> trips.<\/p>\n<p><em>Image Credits: Sweet Homemade Canoli \u00a9 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.istockphoto.com\/gb\/photo\/sweet-homemade-cannoli-gm484330124-71199689?st=_p_cannoli\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">iStock\/badmanproduction<\/a>. Homemade Caponata \u00a9 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.istockphoto.com\/gb\/photo\/homemade-eggplant-caponata-with-black-olives-gm609795242-104504011?st=_p_caponata%20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">iStock\/5PH<\/a>. Arancini \u00a9 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.istockphoto.com\/gb\/photo\/arancini-gm184860875-18288584?st=_p_arancini\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">iStock\/smpics<\/a>. Olives \u00a9 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.istockphoto.com\/gb\/photo\/olives-picking-in-sicily-gm497602238-79198575?st=_p_sicily%20food\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">iStock\/GandolfoCannatello<\/a>. Panarea \u00a9 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.istockphoto.com\/gb\/photo\/panarea-in-the-aeolian-islands-sicily-gm599999294-103125637\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">iStock\/DavidCallan<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From arancini to cannoli, Sicilian food is taking over the world. Few people realise this, however, because Sicilian cuisine is often mistaken for general Italian fare. To ensure you know the difference between their big plates of spaghetti alle vongole and delicious dollops of bottaga (dried fish roe), we&#8217;ve compiled this guide to Sicilian cooking, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7709,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[532,530,529,37,531,476,527,528,526,146],"class_list":["post-7704","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-travel","tag-arancini","tag-canoli","tag-caponata","tag-italy","tag-pasta","tag-seafood","tag-sicilian","tag-sicilian-food","tag-sicily","tag-wine"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.2 (Yoast SEO v27.4) - 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