Tag: food tourism
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Cooking Couscous in Sicily
On the second day of our just finished “Secret Sicily” tour, we got our hands dirty while making Trapani-style pesto and fresh busiate pasta (an upcoming post) and this, pictured: Couscous from raw grain! Yes, we practiced the message-style, meditative hand technique that is required to create the proper couscous texture, and we made the…
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Primo Sale, Before Salt
Preparing the primo sale sheep’s milk cheese for aging…
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Calling All Foodies to Sicily
When I say that we want to give you a profound experience in Sicily, I’m serious. Here’s an example: Alessia of Smile & Food, our foodie extraordinaire in Siracusa, gave our group a market tour and then we ate lunch right in the market! Our tasting lunch, called Mare e Monte (meaning Sea and Mountains),…
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Stirring Sicily East with Nino
We’re working hard to publish our Stirring Sicily East itinerary for September 6 to September 14, 2017, our hands-on cooking experience co-hosted by Nino Elia (pictured at the sheep farm we visited… Did I mention fresh ricotta?) and Zest of Lititz, Penn. Like last year’s itinerary, we’ll have three hands-on cooking classes (including Modica chocolate!),…
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My Moment with Stigghiola
We descended from the orange and yellow trolley that had taken us up to the scenic overlook above Castellammare del Golfo, and there she was–the food truck, with her gleaming photos illustrating the glorious menu items. “This was the day!” I thought. “Finally, the moment I’d been hoping to meet–time to taste real stigghiola!” I…