The Sicily Cookbook: Authentic Recipes from a Mediterranean Island

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This is largely the result of different freezing techniques: the smoother types are produced in a gelato machine, while the coarser varieties are frozen with only occasional agitation, then scraped or shaved to produce separated crystals. One of the island’s greatest exports has to be cannoli, little deep-fried pastry tubes piped full of creamy ricotta that are now sold in bakeries all over Italy. Pristine beaches with turquoise waters perfect for swimming in; ancient architecture steeped in some of the Mediterranean’s richest history; towering volcanoes rising out of beautiful countryside and a relaxed way of life that makes you want to turn any visit to the island into a permanent holiday. From updated versions of some of the best loved recipes from the first River Cafe cookbook to thirty new recipes, plus plenty of stories and tips from Ruth Rogers throughout. This grilled vegetable antipasto features flavors of Sicily and is a great way to enjoy fresh summer vegetables at their peak.

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Packed with more than 70 Sicilian recipes, all accompanied by evocative food photography from the island, this Italian cookbook will bring the Mediterranean sunshine into your kitchen. Take a trip to Sicily from your kitchen with this new cookbook that promises not only tonnes of mouth-watering recipes but a dose of history and culture too, alongside gorgeous stories on the island’s local producers and chefs. Sicily is the oldest Italian and Western location on record where pasta worked into long and thin form was part of the local cuisine.

It is a semi-frozen dessert of sugar, water, and flavourings originally from the island, and is commonly associated with Messina or Catania, even though there is no evident proof that it hails from any particular Sicilian city.

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Arab influences on Sicilian cuisine trace to the Arab domination of Sicily in the 10th and early 11th centuries, [5] and include the use of sugar, citrus, rice, raisins, pine nuts and spices such as saffron, nutmeg, and cinnamon. Raisins and saffron crop up in the island’s most famous dishes, and cooking techniques differ from those found on the mainland.Here's a collection of top-rated Sicilian-inspired recipes that honor this long tradition and showcase the finest Sicilian ingredients — tomatoes, eggplant, citrus, almonds, basil, anchovies, sardines, tuna, and much more.