And then of course, there are annual and biannual commemorations for deities and patron saints throughout the region that include everything from making ritual breads for Saint Joseph and Saint Blaze and decorating the streets with linens and flowers for the Pentecost, for just two examples, to processions for feasts recognizing Easter, the Madonna, Christ,…
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Thanks GoSicily For Teaching Us About Sicilian Style Artichokes
Grazie mille! Thank you to GoSicily Sicilian Cooking Experience for an informative and fun Artichokes Three Ways cooking class today! Thank you to all who participated! Happy cooking and we at Experience Sicily will see you again soon.
A Slice Of Heaven In Sicily
Artichokes are currently growing in Sicily for the first of two annual seasons (One season is in the spring, the other species is harvested in the fall.). I took this photo while driving through Sicily last January… I can’t really say where I was exactly, but I stopped the car in the middle of the…
Sicily’s Spring Artichoke Festival
Get ready! because this week, on Wednesday, April 25, Cerda, in Palermo Province, is hosting its annual artichoke festival! For the 37th year, the town, famous for its Sagra del Carciofo, will come alive with tastings of all sorts of artichoke recipes, offerings of traditional foods, an outdoor market, live folk music and dance performances,…
Stars of the Spring Table
The staples of the spring table in Sicily are fava beans and artichokes. For centuries, fava beans were the protein foundation of “cucina povera” (“poor kitchen”) or the cuisine of the common man. Artichokes are plentiful this time of year, seemingly growing everywhere. This steaming dish if these two stars was made by my cousin…
Say It, You’ll Like It
Carciofo (or carciofi, plural) is one of my most favorite Italian words to say. It sounds and feels like when you are chewing, (Car-Chiey-Oh-Foh) which is why I like it. It means artichoke. And well, in Sicily, spring is artichoke season! Artichokes pervade every market right now, and you know what that means–there are artichoke…
Springtime Artichokes in Sicily
Sicilians eat seasonally. Their kitchens are very much in tune with which fruits and vegetables and even what dairy products and marine life are better tasting and plentiful throughout the year. For example, right now, artichokes are in season, so the tables of many homes are blanketed with “carciofi” prepared in different ways. Compared to…