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  • Fishing For My Sicilian Heritage

    Yesterday, I spent a heartwarming morning with Michelangelo Balistreri at the Museo dell’Acciuga di Aspra in Aspra (Palermo Province). It was a journey into my family history. Anyone with fisherman roots from Sicily’s north coast will appreciate a visit to this outstanding labor of love. Michelangelo and artist Francesco Maglio have created a beautiful tribute…

  • Bottarga Nights 

    The town of Sciacca in southern Sicily is renowned for their anchiovies, sardines, fresh fish, and fish products. This weekend, they are celebrating their successes with the 3rd annual Azzurro Fest. The Azzurro Fest is a chef-guided food festival with cooking demonstrations, street food tastings, music performances by Italian pop stars, and a “village” of…

  • Pasta with Sardines for Saint Joseph’s Day

    Among the main dishes eaten for Saint Joseph’s Day, or La Festa di San Giuseppe, is Pasta with Sardines, or Pasta con le sarde. The legend of how this dish came about is another post. So today, I’m just focusing on its relevance to the upcoming March 19th feast for Saint Joseph, which falls around…

  • It’s Sardine Season

    In winter and spring, sardines swim close to Sicily’s coast in order to mate. So, I guess you might call this time of year sardine season! As we approach Saint Joseph’s Day on March 19, I’ll tell you about some of the traditions of this major feast day in Southern Italy and Sicily. Sardines are…

  • Sardines in Springtime, Stuffed with Breadcrumbs

    During the spring, schools of sardines swim close to the coast of Sicily, making it very easy for fishermen to catch them. Now, Americans, I need you to forget what you think about sardines–because most of us only know those that come in a can. Fresh sardines are a whole different story: they are not…

  • Christmas Eve in Sicily is known as La Vigilia di Natale. Fish, such as sardines, tuna, and shrimp, are principally eaten in observance of this very holy eve. #lavigilia #chirstmaseve #feast7fishes #feastofthesevenfishes #pesce #sarde #sardines #fish #food #cibo #sicily #sicilia #siciliabedda #italy #italia #sicilytourism #sicilytravel  #ig_sicily #siciliaph #siciliafoto #fotosicilia #igerssicilia #instasicilia #ig_sicily #igfriends_sicilia #ig_palermo #igerpalermo …