Tag: pasta
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Seppia Ink Pasta: None More Black
“Pasta al nero di seppia” or pasta with cuttlefish ink sauce: a memorable dinner enjoyed and photographed in Palermo’s historic center.
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What a Pesto!
Each region of Sicily has a pasta dish that is typical of that region, and the province of Trapani boasts Busiate alla Trapanese. Busiate is a corkscrew shaped, long pasta that looks almost like the tight ringlet hair of your five-year-old niece. Today for mass production, it’s made with a pasta machine with a special…
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Anelletti: Palermo’s Pasta Shape
No, this is not Chef Boyardee. This is anelletti, a dry pasta that is particular to Palermo–in fact, you will rarely find this pasta shape outside of Sicily. America’s Chef Boyardee, who was really “Chef Boiardi,” was from northern Italy, but when he picked this Sicilian pasta to feed the US Military in WWII, he…
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Don’t Miss Seppia Ink Pasta
When in Sicily, you must try “pasta al nero di seppia” or pasta with cuttlefish ink sauce. Here, I’ve used standard wheat pasta, but alternatively, you could enjoy the sauce with black pasta that is made with the ink. Either way, it’s something special. Be careful not to get it on your shirt! It’s called ink…
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Particular to the areas in the shadow of Mount Etna, pistachio pesto is a culinary delight. It’s made with carefully cultivated pistachios that are ground and mixed with a special balance of seed oils and salt. On pasta with some pecorino cheese, there is nothing else like it. #experiencesicily #pistachio #pistacchio #pistachiopesto #pestodipistacchio #pasta #bucatini…
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There are many ways to make Pasta alla carrettiera, the cart driver’s pasta. It’s a simple pasta with olive oil, garlic, breadcrumbs, and something else. This one from Don Ciccio trattoria in Bagheria, Sicily is inspiring me tonight. It’s a pesto made with fresh parsley versus basil or in many cases raw fresh tomatoes. #sicily…