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Italy Gourmet food and wine information - Index | Aosta Valley | Piedmont | Lombardy | Trentino-Alto Adige / Südtirol | Friuli-Venezia Giulia | Venetia (Veneto) | Liguria | Emilia Romagna | Tuscany | Umbria | Marche | Abruzzo | Lazio | Campania | Molise | Basilicata | Apulia | Calabria | Sicily | Sardinia

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Sicily's towns and regions are Palermo, Agrigento, Caltanissetta, Catania, Enna, Messina, Palermo, Ragusa, Syracuse, Trapani. The food of Sicily inherits the cultures which are to be found on the island. In Palermo, Arab influence is refrected by the use of mint, raisins, fried preparations and pine nuts. In Catania, the Greek influence makes fish, olives, broad beans and fresh vegetables popular. On your gourmet tour to Sicily, your tour guide will introduce you to the following culinary specialties and recipes, and to the following wines and liqueurs:

Delicate and fruity extra virgin olive oils

Sea salt from Trapani

Sicilian honey, pistacchios and succulent blood oranges

Almond paste Marzipan shaped into colourful minature fruits

Ricotta filled cannoli

Delicious Cassata cake imbued with ricotta and pistachio

Nero d'Avola - (DOC) red

Aglianico del Taburno - DOC reds and whites

Sambuca di Sicilia - DOC red and white

Cerasulo di Vittoria - DOC rosé

Bianco Alcamo - DOC white

Moscato DOC white

Gold, Amber and Ruby Marsala, a dessert wine

Malvasia - (DOC) white

Nuragus - (DOC) white

Cannonau - (DOC) red and rose

Couscous, herring, eggplant, olive and caper salad Caponata, fried potato, cheese, egg, mint dumplings Croquet, almond marzipan, mulberry ice cream, stuffed swordfish Involtini are some of the foods you may encounter in Sicily. More generally, seafood, citrus, olives, sweet peppers, artichokes, tomatoes, apricots, almonds and pistachios, bread and pasta, are prevalent. Deep-frying, roasting, grilling or steaming are some of the cooking methods used in Sicily. If you wish a private Italy tour customised to include Sicily gourmet foods and wines, please enquire; at A La Carte Italy Tours we will be delighted to design a special itinerary for your privately guided tour.