Let's learn Sicilian cuisine recipes

Everyone, at least once in their life, has tasted Sicilian cuisine, with its intense, spicy flavours and inebriating aromas. The cuisine that has developed in Sicily is closely linked to the cultural, religious and historical events of this suggestive island, being influenced and modified over the centuries by the cultures that have inhabited the island throughout history, populations of Arab, Norman, Greek, Jewish, Byzantine, Spanish and French origin.

Let's learn Sicilian cuisine recipes - 1

In all the towns and cities on the coast, the main dishes are based on fish, with sides of olives, cheeses, tomatoes and vegetables of various kinds, while moving inland to Sicily, fish is replaced by meat, as it is easier to find.

Thanks to the mild climate typical of the Mediterranean, this island is rich in spices and aromatic plants of all kinds, such as oregano, mint, rosemary and basil, and they are so common that often, when buying fruit or vegetables in a shop, you are given a nice bunch of basil. Its fertile soil also leaves plenty of room to grow orange and lemon trees, making them the basis for many local recipes. Almonds, prickly pears, pistachios, olives and pomegranates are also culinary symbols in which the island excels, along with fresh vegetables such as aubergines, peppers and tomatoes or fish such as tuna, gilthead, sea bass, cuttlefish and swordfish.

Whatever you want to eat, you are sure to always find fresh and often km 0 products, creating genuine and healthy dishes.

Sicilian cuisine is very special, each city has its own delicacies, and Trapani especially offers arancine (fried rice balls), busiate con l'aglio (pasta with garlic), pasta al pesto alla Trapanese (pasta with pesto from Trapani), sarde allinguate (sardines with tomato sauce) and fish couscous, and with this package, you will discover the tastiest delicacies and get to know the recipes.

Itinerary of the day

  • 08:00 a.m./ 09:30 a.m. Breakfast at our facility;
  • 10:00 a.m. visit to the fish and horticultural market in Trapani and purchase of the necessary ingredients for the typical dinner
  • 1:00 p.m. Sicilian street food lunch
  • 5:00 p.m. appointment in the kitchen for the preparation of the following Sicilian recipe: caponata appetiser, busiate pasta with Trapanese pesto, sarde allinguate
  • 8:00 p.m. Dinner of the typical Sicilian dish

This package will introduce you to the original flavours of Sicily and typical Sicilian recipes, discovering local stories and traditions.

For more information, contact us or request the service at the hotel.