Have you ever heard of borage vegetables? This veg, whose original name is borago officinalis, grows spontaneously here in some spots of Sicily in the winter […]

Do you know what is “Primosale in pastella”? If you happened to read my blog before I am sure those two words are quite familiar. Primosale […]

Do you know what “Ragù alla Siciliana” is? The term ragù comes originally from the French ragout and is basically a sauce with meat that is […]

A plant of Bronte’s pistachio – Photo by Giuseppe Di Bella Do you know why the pistachio nut cultivated in Bronte (province of Catania) is one […]

Do you know how to cook a delicious plate of “linguine with gamberi” in the Sicilian way? This is an exquisite dish if you love sea […]

Lately I have been caught up in the ‘British got talent’ tv show really badly, so… when yesterday I went to try the first Sicilian street […]

Photo Source: Andrea Lucchetta (selfie) Yesterday there was an unusual yet brilliant promoter at the Expo’s Cluster Bio-Mediterranean stand in Milan. I am talking about volleyball […]

Have you ever heard about cheese or veggies fried in “pastella”? One of the most basic preparation in our cuisine is the batter, that we call […]

Have you ever tried those tiny newborn whitebaits fish called in Italian “neonata“? In the Bel Paese the fishing of whitebaits has been regulated by specific […]