Sicilian Cuisine
Ottobrando in Floresta: Edition 20...
Ottobrando in Floresta is a show dedicated to typical products and folklore in this little village of Messina district, immersed in the Nebrodi Mountains. Every Sunday in October, a different festival dedicated to typical products, art, culture, shows and gourmet stands. This is a chance for you to visit Messina area, choosing one of the best villas for rent in...
Palermo Street Food Fest
Palermo, already the European capital of street food and fifth in the world in the Forbes ranking, will host Palermo Street Food Fest, the first International festival of street food. Palermo city center will be an open-air gastronomic village where the best chefs from all over the world will prepare the most excellent delicacies of street food of their home...
21st Edition Feast of the Easter Lam...
This event, which takes place annually during the Easter period, is dedicated to the typical almond sweet pastry stuffed with pistachio, shaped like a lamb. Inside the rooms of the Castle Chiaramonte, visitors can taste this typical sweet of the city of Favara and the typical sweets with almond and pistachio prepared by local bakeries. If you don’t want to...
Carnival in Sicily: local specialtie...
Carnival in Italy is a feast which is synonymous with freedom, joy and recklessness, from which the Christian tradition recalls ancient rituals as the Greek or the Roman Saturnalia Dionysian ceremonies. In Sicily, the Carnival is a deeply felt celebration, highlighted by impressive parades and events that in some cases last for days. Anyway do you know what you eat...
Saint Lucia: faith and delicacies
In some cities of northern Italy, there is a tradition linked to the night of Saint Lucia and “gifts of Saint Lucia”: the children write a letter to Her, listing gifts they would like to receive and claiming to deserve them, having been good during the year. They put on the a plate with straw and a cup of milk...
The Feast of the Immaculate Concepti...
The Feast of the Immaculate Conception inaugurates the Christmas holiday period, and in Palermo devotion and tradition blend making this event one of the most loved by the inhabitants of Palermo. People in fact have a great devotion to the Mother of God, and celebrate Her with processions and rituals, but they love also celebrating this holiday at the table....
8th edition of the traditional Festi...
18th 20th November 2016 at the Exhibition Centre Agira (EN): stands, music, folklore, gastronomy. Cassatelle are Sicilian sweets typical of Enna gastronomy, originating in the town of Agira. Have a crescent shape, prepared with shortbread, tender and golden yellow color dusted with icing sugar, with a delicious and tasty filling of a cocoa mixture, chopped almonds, chickpea flour, sugar and...
Martorana fruit: origins and recipe
Just looking at it, sure it makes you drool. In this period of the year, every pastry shop has Martorana fruit in its window. The Martorana fruit is a sweet made with almond paste, or “marzipan”, delicious Arab invention, appreciated for its sweetness and refinement. It was prepared for the first time in Palermo, in the Benedictine monastery founded by...
Castelbuono Mushroom Fest 2016
Mushrooms Fest will take place from 21 to 23 October 2016 in Castelbuono (PA). In the enchanting locations of Madonie Park, the festival of mushrooms will include also art, history, culture and tradition. In the event program: tastings, sightseeing, excursions, music, shows, exhibitions and conferences. There will be also street artists and shows of folklore groups. With guided tours you will...
Cous Cous Fest 2016. 19th Edition
The end of summer and the beginning of autumn, in San Vito Lo Capo, means Cous Cous Fest, the international festival of cultural integration. Welcome diversity is the title of the 19th edition of Cous Cous Fest hosted as every year in the small city near Trapani. During ten days, 16-25 september, you have the opportunity to do a world tour...