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A Few of my Favorite (Sicilian) ThingsMarch 24, 2010 1. The buttercup sprouting from stone
2. The lovely laundry
3. The layering of history
4. The little truck
5. The arched doorway
6. The coppola
7. The ice cream sandwich
8. The stuffed scaccia
9. The sacred olive
10. And, (drum roll) … the Sicilian!
What are your favorite Sicilian things? ***
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I love this post. Some of my favorite Sicilian things are arancini, cannoli (but only in Sicily), granita … I’m seeing a theme here.
I see you’re in Calabria, Cherrye (just “next door”). I love your site and will explore it more. Where is Catanzaro? Do you not have good cannoli in Calabria? Do you have granita?
The Ice Cream Brioche!!!!! I used to have them for breakfast everymorning when I was in Sicily, I would lower the basket with my due milalittie or 2 bucks approximately…and the cafe owner across the street ANGELO I would yell, can I have a brioche with Zuppa Englese! Hmmmm…yum! Then he would put it in the basket and I would bring it up to the 6th floor and mangia mangia
That is a beautiful story! Pulling up your ice cream brioscia breakfast in a little basket. What town were you in?
granita (with brioche), prickly pears, blood red oranges, artichokes, castles by the sea, citrus groves, living in the shadow of etna, vespas (your post has brought out the best in me today
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Nice list! I’ll second all of those.
One of my favorite things is the cacciocavallo cheese that tastes so good in scaccia, arancine or on pasta. I miss the capers that grow wild and are so delicious, the olives preserved in olive oil with fresh mint, the sun dried tomatoes, the cakes and cookies made with Sicilian almonds, the semifreddo, and most of all granita caffe con panna.
Sono molto d’accordo con Josephine Lissandrello. Beata tu che puoi trascorrere tempo in Sicilia.
Si si si! Anche io sono molto d’accordo con Josephine. And, as she says, especially that coffee granita with a mound of whipped cream.
I would add, pasta alla Norma, and the blood oranges,(they are simply the best oranges I have ever tasted). As a photograher, the olive groves, ruins, and the hilly landscapes, are also favorites.
The Little Truck – “La Lapa” as they call it in Catania… Many memories of driving these through the streets of Catania….
You actually drove those cute little trucks? What does la lapa mean?
Allora signora,
The trucks are called “APE” in Italian.
“APE” meaning “Bee” in english.
In Sicilian Ape = Lapa.
The city I live in, Naro, is very famous for it’s Baroque styled buildings.
A dopo bedda,
Viva Diu e San Calò!
Grazie signore, for this explanation and little lesson in Sicilian. I’ve put Naro on my list of must-see towns! If it’s baroque, it’s for me.
Ciao ciao
I just found your post via Sons of Italy in America on facebook. I am thrilled to find it and am looking forward to checking out your website.
Hi Salvatore–glad you found the blog via OSIA, and thanks so much for your comments.
Fantastic FOTO..!!! THIS A GREAT PAGE. U REALLY CAPTURE THE LIFE AND EMOTION,,THE UPS AND DOWNS OF SICILIA…My Heritage..~p.