{"id":1148,"date":"2013-05-09T12:49:13","date_gmt":"2013-05-09T10:49:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rickzullo.com\/?p=1148"},"modified":"2023-12-18T00:45:15","modified_gmt":"2023-12-17T23:45:15","slug":"history-of-sicilian-food","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rickzullo.com\/history-of-sicilian-food\/","title":{"rendered":"A brief history of Sicilian food"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lately it seems that I\u2019ve occasionally wandered away from the original theme of this blog.\u00a0 My intention was (is) to provide useful information for both expats and visitors in Rome to help make their stay as easy and stress-free as possible.<\/p>\n

But alas, Italy and all its temptations can distract you, hence the proliferation of food and travel posts lately.\u00a0 Then again, the presence of great cuisine<\/a> and the proximity to other charming destinations are among many reasons that lead people to choose Rome over other wonderful European cities.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m getting back on track.\u00a0 Last week I posted another one of my insightful articles about the subtleties of teaching English in Italy<\/a>.\u00a0 For next week, I\u2019m composing a very comprehensive article on buying property in Italy.\u00a0 Believe it or not, it will contain a great deal of practical facts for those considering this incredible mistake<\/span>\u00a0adventure.\u00a0 Don\u2019t miss it!<\/p>\n

The History of Sicilian Food<\/h2>\n

However for now, my thoughts are still wandering and they\u2019re heading south once again.\u00a0 Yes, it\u2019s Sicily, and this time it\u2019s all about the food!\u00a0 Here\u2019s a brief excerpt:<\/p>\n

Ask any Italian and they\u2019ll tell you that the best food in Italy comes from their own hometown\u2014or more specifically, from their own mother\u2019s kitchen.\u00a0\u00a0Fair enough.\u00a0\u00a0But if you surveyed the entire country and asked the honest question, \u201cwhich region\u00a0<\/i>outside\u00a0of your own has the best cuisine?\u201d then Sicily is most everyone\u2019s answer.\u00a0\u00a0And for good reason.\u00a0\u00a0Over the centuries, Sicilian food has adopted the best culinary traditions from every other culture that invaded its shores and conquered its people.\u00a0\u00a0Then once the occupiers left or were driven out, the food stayed behind.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n

To read the rest of the article, follow this link:\u00a0Sicily: The Original “Melting Pot”<\/a><\/p>\n

\u00a0Sicilian Food History<\/h2>\n
\"sicilian
Granita e Brioche<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"history
Non e’ un cannolo…e’ un sogno!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"food
Grilled intestines…yum!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Sicilian
No shortage of fresh seafood!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"vedure
Always lots of fresh vegetables<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Once again, thanks to everyone for reading my blog\u2026and a special thanks to all of you who have taken the time to leave a comment, \u201clike\u201d my Facebook page, or \u201cre-tweet me\u201d on Twitter.\u00a0 Your support is very much appreciated.\u00a0 Grazie ancora!<\/i><\/p>\n

And if you want to try the best Sicilian food in Rome, check \u00a0out this place:<\/p>\n

Capricci Siciliani<\/strong>\u00a0Via di Panico, 83. +39 06 4543 3823\u00a0\u200e\u00a0\u00b7\u00a0capriccisiciliani.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Capricci Siciliani is a Roman outpost of a well-known restaurant in Messina, Sicily.\u00a0 They perform miracles with seafood ingredients\u2014the \u201cbraciole di pesce spada\u201d (swordfish rolls) are particularly magnificent.\u00a0 They also have an impressive list of Sicilian wines to accompany your meal.\u00a0 It\u2019s not a cheap place, but within the norm for the center of Rome.<\/p>\n

*They didn’t pay me to endorse them, but I was promised an extra cannolo at my next visit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Lately it seems that I\u2019ve occasionally wandered away from the original theme of this blog.\u00a0 My intention was (is) to provide useful information for both expats and visitors in Rome to help make their stay as easy and stress-free as possible. But alas, Italy and all its temptations can distract you, hence the proliferation of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5310,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,42],"tags":[61,140,275,381,63],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rickzullo.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1148"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rickzullo.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rickzullo.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rickzullo.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rickzullo.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1148"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/rickzullo.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1148\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12476,"href":"https:\/\/rickzullo.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1148\/revisions\/12476"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rickzullo.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5310"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rickzullo.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1148"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rickzullo.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1148"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rickzullo.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1148"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}