You Always Know What’s In Season. In Sicily, just look around and you’ll know what crops are being harvested and what you should order for dinner, because on many street corners, you’ll see the farmer selling his current bounty. Here, it’s garlic and onions, so it’s late spring. In early summer, it will be zucchini flowers, cucuzza, and basil (for example). In late summer, watermelon, tomato, and eggplant. September other melons. In October, you’ll see porcini mushrooms and chestnuts. There is a long list to go by, but really, just look around, and then be sure to order that vegetable or fruit when you are dining out because it’s bound to be good.
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You Always Know What’s In Season. In Sicily, just look around and you’ll know what crops are being harvested and what you should order for dinner, because on many street corners, you’ll see the farmer selling his current bounty. Here, it’s garlic and onions, so it’s late spring. In early summer, it will be zucchini flowers, cucuzza, and basil (for example). In late summer, watermelon, tomato, and eggplant. September other melons. In October, you’ll see porcini mushrooms and chestnuts. There is a long list to go by, but really, just look around, and then be sure to order that vegetable or fruit when you are dining out because it’s bound to be good.
About the author
Allison Scola is founder, owner, and curator of Experience Sicily and the Cannoli Crawl. Named one of the experts for the 2019 New York Times Travel Show, Scola writes and lectures on Sicily and leads immersive tours and designs custom itineraries that delight discerning travelers. She has been featured on Rudy Maxa’s World with the Carey’s, America’s #1 Travel Radio Show and as the cannoli expert in the documentary Cannoli, Traditions Around the Table. Scola has lectured about Sicily at University of Pennsylvania, The New School, LIU Post University, Queens College, Westchester Italian Cultural Center, at high schools in the New York City metropolitan area, and at events in New York City.