It’s a good luck dish: eating lentils for the New Year’s Eve is an Italian tradition not to be missed! Since the Romans, lentils are linked to money: for this reason they are served during the social gathering on the 31st December and also for lunch on the 1st of January. The Romans used to […]
What’s Christmas without Panettone and Pandoro? No Italian festive holidays are complete without them. These fragrant sweet cakes are super traditional and as popular then ever: the Italians produce 50 millions Panettone a year *. You will find them in London at Tasting Sicily Enzo’s Kitchen, as part of our Christmas menu by chef Enzo Oliveri. […]
Ever tried cooking with Sea Water? It is something fishermen in Sicily are been doing for ages, to enhance the flavor and maintain the fresh natural taste of food. Chef Enzo Oliveri explored cooking possibilities given by AQUAMARIS, a new ingredient recently presented in our restaurant by founders Bruno Patanè and Salvatore Romano. They explained: “We catch the water from […]
We use it into our Anelletti alla Palermitana and on top of typical Sfincione (the Sicilian pizza): the Caciocavallo cheese from Ragusa – aka “Ragusano” – is a must in our Cucina Siciliana! Check our menu here Chef Enzo Oliveri (pictured here) purchases this cheese because of its unique taste and flavour: as its Consortium explains on its website, […]
Prickly Pears are Italians “Fichi d’India” (Indian figs). They are cactus fruits we love to eat in Sicily! They are very decorative so we have displayed them in our restaurant! In this time of year we called them “bastardoni“: during springtime we cut the flower of the cactus so the plant re-flowers and its fruits grow […]
In Sicily we use pumpkins in several recipes, and in ONE special dish we traditionally cook pumpkins as if they were… pieces of liver! In our menu you will find “Zucca in agrodolce” (Sweet and sour pumpkin): it is a very ancient recipe which comes from the Vucciria market, in the heart of Palermo. It […]
