Tag: granita
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Refresh With Granita On A Hot Day In Sicily
To deal with the hot summer days, we ate a lot of granita during our recent trip to Sicily. This was one of my favorite combinations: lemon granita submerged in fresh-squeezed pomegranate juice. As we prepared to visit the Sanctuary of Demeter Malophoros at Selinunte Archaeological Park, it was perfect. (And apropos considering “Malophoros” means…
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Beat the Heat with Granita
There are many ways to beat the heat in the summer, and one way is with a chilled granita. Granita in Sicily is serious business. I enjoyed this lemon one pictured, exactly a year ago on a hot day in Scicli. Granita is best when flavored naturally with the juices of a fruit (or another…
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This is Not Italian Ice
Our barman treated us to some excellent almond granita (That is what Americans might call “Italian ice,” but really, you can’t compare the two! It’s just almonds, sugar, and water… Frozen and soft.) after our evening espresso. Then he gave us caffè flavored granita. Now, I’m really awake. Oh my.