Special emphasis on Sicilian recipes within Italian regional cuisine in an Australian context
If you aren’t feeling well, especially if you have an upset stomach Italians say that you are debole di stomaco; this seems to be a common malady with Italians. The home cure is to eat in bianco – white food (bianco is Italian for white). In bianco is the culinary term used to refer to a … Continue reading BRODO DI GALLINA (Chicken Broth)
Fans of the television series Montalbano (was a big, hit in Italy and Australia) are likely to be enchanted with the beauty of the Sicilian landscape and the array of specialty Sicilian food featured in the series. Commissario Salvo Montalbano is a police commissioner and he lives in the south-east of Sicily, near Marina di … Continue reading MONTALBANO’S PASTA WITH BLACK INK SAUCE
Time to write about Trieste again. Now and again I feel nostalgic for this city where I spent my childhood before coming to Australia. Today is my son’s birthday and lately he has been cooking iota (he does not live in Melbourne), but he tells me that it is not as good as mine. Iota … Continue reading IOTA (Recipe, a very thick soup from Trieste) Post 1
I am really pleased that the three recipes I sent to SBS have been published on the SBS website. One of the recipes may be selected as part of upcoming food series My Family Feast. Selected recipes will be cooked by Sean Connolly (chef) in a short website and published online during broadcast of the … Continue reading SARDE A BECCAFICO (Sardines stuffed with currants, pine nuts, sugar and nutmeg)
I sent three recipes to SBS and this was one of them. All have been published on the website One of my recipes, Sarde a beccafico was selected as part of the food series My Family Feast and cooked by Sean Connolly (chef). You can see it making it online during the broadcast of … Continue reading PASTA CON LE SARDE (Pasta with sardines, from Palermo, made with fennel, pine nuts and currants)
Sarsa Saracina is a cooked sauce commonly used in Sicilian cuisine. During the summer months, meat, vegetable and grilled fish barbecues are popular dishes, often accompanied by a simple dressing made from extra virgin olive oil, finely chopped parsley (avoid using a food processor, as it can impart a grassy flavour), lemon juice, and seasoning. … Continue reading SALSA SARACINA (Saracen sauce)
Where would Sicilian food be without fish? Sicily is an island, and a Catholic one at that, where the people were obliged to fast and abstain — refrain from eating meat — on certain days, mainly Lent and on Fridays.Catholics are no longer required not to eat meat on Fridays but Sicilians eat a lot … Continue reading SARDINE, CRUDE E CONDITE (Sardines – raw and marinaded)
