Tag: pane
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Loaves for Gratitude
As an act of prayer, Saint Joseph’s Day altars are donned with intricate loaves, many shaped as carpentry tools such as ladders, hammers, and pliers, as a nod to Joseph’s occupation as a carpenter. Others, shaped like animals, represent the onset of spring and fertility. Learn more about La Festa di San Giuseppe at The Inquisitive Eater.…
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Loaves for Thanksgiving
This photo of a St. Joseph’s Day (or Festa di San Giuseppe) altar is by Salvatore Farina. It was taken in the town of Salemi which is renowned for its “tavolate” of bread and other foods particular to celebrating this very important Sicilian feast that takes place annually on March 19. I’ve written about it…
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Pagnotta or Vastidduni Bread From Sicily
Pagnotta, or “vastidduni” in Sicilian, is a typical homemade bread. This one was made by my cousin Francesca. (It was delicious!) When I asked her how she learned to make it, she said, “I’ve always known!” Her recipe is simple: flour, oil, salt, pepper, oregano, and sometimes anchovies; the hard part is the kneading and…
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Bread is vital to Sicilians. Filone, as this bread is called, is a long, tube-shaped bread made with a hard, durum wheat and sprinkled with sesame seeds. #bread #pane #sesameseeds #filone #sicilian #sicily #sicily_travel #sicilia #sicily_tourism #italy #ig_sicily #italia #siciliaph #siciliafoto