Cinnamon to cut down
sugars and fats
(Andrea Busalacchi) Convivial dinners and plenty of food are typical of Christmas holidays. After having fat and caloric food, we have to face the scales and our health...
New Year’s Eve: Italian spumante wins against French champagne
Italian spumante (white sparkling wine) increases its sales - + 25% - on international market and takes over tables all around the world thanks to its made-in-Italy toasts, as reported by Coldiretti’s analysis on the occasion of the New Year’s Eve celebrations...
Southern confectioners to violate nature law: their panettoni better than Milan’s ones
Once upon a time there was the panettone from Milan, and it used to have no rivals. It was impossible not to link panettone to the “Madunnina” of Milan, to Po’ Valley’s fog...
2012 Irvos’ program:
oil comes first
2012 will be full of activities and undertakings for the Regional Institute of Vine and Wine, even though running from 2012 it is going to change its name: IRVOS, that means Regional Institute of Sicily’s Wines and Oils. It will continue to carry on projects aiming at making Sicilian products famous all around the world...
Christmas: tradition rules
Hand-made sweets beat crisis
Christmas 2011: not only pandoro and panettone. Tradition rules on tables of Italian people, who are buying high-quality products. That’s the news for festivity sweets...
New doc Sicily wine ready to go
The procedure to enter the new doc Sicily comes true: starting from January 1st, the Tasting Committee of the Regional Institute of Vine and Wine that is acknowledged by Sicilian Region as certification’s institution, will start working. In Febraury the Regional Council Department for Agricultural and Food...
Biodynamic wines enter
Vinitaly 2012
The first floor of Palaexpo will shelter Italian and foreign firms using biodynamic agriculture’s methods. But that is not all: Vinitaly will suit more and more operators’...
Trying to lose weight?
Have some chocolate!
(Andrea Busalacchi) Unbelievable but true! A study carried out by Detroit University showed that taking dark chocolate causes the same...
You can't reinvent the burger; you can remake it
When Wendy's decided to remake its 42-year-old hamburger, the chain agonized over every detail. A pickle chemist was consulted...
National Committee approves DOC Sicilia
The national committee for the recognition of DOC wines (denominazione di origine controllata) from the Department of Food and Agriculture in Rome approved the institution of DOC Sicilia. The label IGT...
Asia getting closer to Sicily: Hong Kong representatives
to explore wine and local products
The Trade Development Council (HKTDC) of Hong Kong, (the legal entity that promotes foreign commerce and trade in Hong Kong, with 40 offices in the world, 11of which are in China) will visit Sicily...
New edition for “The Bacchus’s circuit in the Venus cellars” Wine, arts, tourism meet femininity
"The Bacchus’s circuit in the Venus cellars” was launched Thursday at Villa Filippina in Palermo. The event connects culture and tourism with Sicilian cellars, where many women work...
Sicilian wine in London
The third edition of “The definitive Italian wine tasting” has been a real success. The event took place in London, on the 28th of June, at the Lord’s Cricket Ground Nursery...
The National committee approves the DOC Sicilia.
Great success for local wines
The National committee that recognizes the DOC has approved the DOC Sicilia. That’s an important step forward for the winery local industry especially because it gives autonomy to the Sicilian wine...
Italy is the first wine maker
in the world
Italy is the main wine maker in the world, surpassing France, thanks to the great results of last harvest. The data from the Coldiretti reveal a production of 49,6 million hectolitres for Italy which is higher than the 46,2 millions of France...
Fusilli, penne, spaghetti and maccheroni:
pasta, world's best food
According to an Oxfam survey, pasta is the most loved food of the world. The survey has been done in sixteen countries and it involves more than 17.000 people...
Chestnut firms up quality-food lead 'Marrone della Valle di Susa' gets EU protection label
A type of chestnut native to the Val di Susa in Piedmont has become the latest Italian product to earn a European Union quality-food laurel...
Sicilian wine on high speed travel Partnership between Gambero Rosso and Ferrovie dello Stato
New partnership between Gambero Rosso, the main Italian publisher in the sector of food & beverage and the Ferrovie...
“La strada del vino Erice doc” conquers Trapani The association will run an info point for tourists
An information point for tourist which will also allow the tasting of local products. This is what the Casina delle Palermo from...
di Annalisa Ricciardi
aubergines
From Cinderella
to queen of the table
Aubergines arrived in Sicily in the XIII century thanks to Arab merchants, but their...
bottarga
The ancient taste of the Favignana bottarga
The caviar of the Mediterranean Sea, an ancient taste that brings...
panelle
The taste of old Palermo in a roll
A sunny day, a cold beer and a roll with panelle. You can buy them from a...
A recipe a day...
Sicilian pesto
Sicilian pesto is a great dressing for any kind of pasta. It is a regional recipe, so it has a lot of different variants, with different ingredients...
A recipe a day...Rice with saffron and red peppers
Ingredients: Serves 4 400 g rice 2 red peppers 150 g chick peas (cooked) 1/2 teaspoon saffron 4 tablespoons white vinegar Extra virgin olive oil Salt...
A recipe a day… schiacciatine with turkey and truffle
Ingredients for 6 people: 12 schiacciatine, a typical Sicilian bread dough pie crust; 12 slices of baked turkey; 2 small black truffles; 12 slices of Gruyere...
A recipe a day....Trout tartar
Ingredients for 2 people: 200 g. fillets of smoked trout 2 segments of fennel White celery 100 g. yogurt Horseradish 2 tea spoons of extra virgin olive...
Risotto with chicken chasseur
Ingredients for 4 people: 300 g. rice ½ young chicken celery 1 carrot 1 clove of garlic ½ chives 2 leaves of sage Rosemary Parsley 6 spoons of oil Red...
Rice with sausages
Ingredients for 4 people: 400 g. rice 300 g. sausages 1 carrot 1 onion 50 g. butter 3 tomatoes ½ glass of red wine Preparation: Remove the sausage from its...
Tagliatelle with amberjack, tuna or sword fish and olive oil
Fry the garlic with some olive oil. Add some amberjack, tuna or sword fish with some capers and black olives. Mix with a fork and season with black...
A recipe a day… Duck breast with citrus fruits
Ingredients: 600 g. duck breast, 10 shallots, 1 pink grapefruit, 2 oranges, 3 spoons of aromatic vinegar, half glass of dry white wine, 2 bay leaves, thyme, oil...
Spaghetti with olives stuffed with anchovies
Fry in a pan some cloves of garlic with extra virgin olive oil. Add some cherry tomatoes cut in halves and olives stuffed with anchovies and cut into slices...
Cazzilli
Ingredients for 4 people: 1 kg. potatoes, 1 clove of garlic, parsley, 2 eggs, bread crumbs, olive oil, salt and pepper. Preparation: Boil the potatoes, peel...
Pancakes filled with smoked fish and sour sauce
Ingredients: 600 g. milk; 200 g. buckwheat; 150 g. flour; one cube of yeast; 120 g. butter; three eggs; smoked tuna...
Baked turbot with lentil sauce
Ingredients for 6 people: * 1 turbot, 2 Kg. * 250 g. lentils * 50 g. bacon * 40 g. butter * 2 shallots * 1 glass of dry white wine * 25 cl fish stock * 1 glass...
Coconut biscuits
Ingredients: 250 g. coconut flour 100 g. rice flour 250 g. sugar 50 g. butter 3 eggs Preparation: Melt the butter in a bain-marie, then add the sugar, the...
Eggplants husband and wife
Ingredients: 2 large eggplants, 200 g. ham, 1 packet of sliced cheese, 2 eggs, bread crumbs, salt and pepper. Preparation: Rinse the eggplants, cut them into slices 5-centimetres-thick and place them in...
Chicken with honey and aromatic vinegar
Ingredients for 4 people: 2 chicken breasts 2 spoons of honey 200 ml. liquid cream Butter Pepper Salt Preparation: Cut the chicken into slices or into....
Yogurt cream
Ingredients for 4 people: 3 eggs, 3 small whole yogurts (better the creamy Greek one), 40 g. sugar, 1 cup of Marsala. Preparation: Beat the yolks with...
The farmer’s cauliflower
Ingredients for 4 people: 1 kg. organic cauliflower, 4 organic potatoes, 100 g. natural olives, 300 g. sausages, water, 3 cloves of garlic, 2-3 spoons of...
Sauté artichokes
Ingredients for 4 people: 8 artichokes 1 clove of garlic Parsley Vegetables stock 3 spoons of extra virgin oil Salt Half lemon juice Preparation: Clean...
Rice with potatoes and mussels
Ingredients for 4 people: 1 kg mussels, 400 g. rice, 3 onions, 6 tomatoes, 50 g. grated pecorino cheese, 1 clove of garlic, some parsley, celery...
The cubaita
Ingredients: 1 kg sesame, 600 g. honey, 300 g. sugar, 250 g. toasted almonds, orange peel. Preparation: Melt the honey in a pan with the sugar...
Pasta with zucchini and shrimps
Ingredients for 4 people: 400 g. pasta, 4 medium zucchini, 300 g. unshelled shrimps, 7-8 small tomatoes, white wine, garlic, extra virgin oil, red...
Zucchini flowers in batter
Ingredients: 25 courgette flowers, white flour, 4 eggs, extra virgin olive oil, salt Preparation: Pour the zucchini flowers into the eggs with the flour. If you...
Rice with vodka and salmon
Ingredients: 350 g. rice 2 small glasses of vodka 150 g. smoked salmon Chives Liquid cream Stock Butter Salt White pepper...
Cake with plums
Ingredients for 6 people: 1 dose of short crust pastry; 10 madeleines (Proust’s famous biscuits) or 6 sponge fingers; sugar; butter; flour; 600 g. plums...
Carrot cake
Ingredients for 4 people: 200 g. carrots, 200 g. unpeeled almonds, 200 g. malt, 175 wholemeal flour, 80 g. apples, 60 g. raisins, 3 spoons maize...
Chicken with honey and aromatic vinegar
Ingredients for four people: 2 chicken breasts 2 spoons of honey 200 ml. liquid cream 3 spoons of aromatic vinegar 1 knob of butter Pepper Salt ....
Risotto with pumpkin and mushrooms
Ingredients for 4 people: 4 cups of rice; 400 g. pumpkin; 500 g. mushrooms (freed are also good); ½ onion; oil; salt; black pepper; 3 tea spoons of...
Ricotta cake with chocolate
Ingredients for 6 people: 400 g. ricotta, 1 candied fruit (the one you prefer); 70 g. of dark chocolate; 2 egg whites; 100 g. icing sugar. Ingredients for the...
Neapolitan fried pizzas
Ingredients for 6 people: 650 g. flour; 35 g. yeast; 1200 g. ripen tomatoes; 250 g. mozzarella; 1 potato; 2 spoons oil; garlic; parsley; pepper; salt...
Pears with cream and chocolate ice-cream
Ingredients for 4 people: 2 Williams pears (around 300 g. in total); 1 orange; 1 stick of cinnamon; 200 g. chocolate ice-cream; 60 g. sugar; cream...
Chicken and spinach rolls
Ingredients for 4 people: 1 chicken breast (ask the butcher to slice it for you); 1 or 2 cloves of garlic; fresh or dry marjoram or parsley; 1 spoon or more...
A recipe a day… sfogliatelle with ricotta
Ingredients for the sfogliatelle with ricotta (4 people) For the pastry: 400 g. bran; 50 g. butter; salt; oil For the filling: 500 g. ricotta; 100 g. sugar...
master recipes
Lucrezia Borgia and tagliatelle
In only 39 years of life, the beautiful Lucrezia Borgia had three husbands, an uncountable number of lovers, eight legitimate children and one born outside...
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