TYPICAL SICILIAN KITCHEN

Visit Sicily means, above all, prepare for a trip through the flavors and aromas of our land.

The  Marsala food, as a whole Sicilian cuisine, is full of colors, flavors, styles and creativity.

Using old recipes, many extraordinary dishes,  fruit of the different cultures that have ruled this land, the dishes that bring with them the taste of Greek cuisine, Roman, Arab and Spanish.
Recommend to taste the good pasta, fresh fish of the Mediterranean, the tasty crustaceans, simple dishes that are poor in one and the most refined, the typical appetizers, cheese and especially the spectacular traditional Sicilian sweets. Traditional delicacies such as rice balls, the fritters, pizza sfincione, Cannoli with ricotta, a SicilianCassata, the Cappiddruzzi, jams, extra virgin olive oil and wine.
Special dishes to try and enjoy and take home memories for new flavors were born from a mixture of many flavors and an old tradition but still alive.

DESSERTS OF THE PARTIES:

Christmas: In Sicily, Christmas is a holiday from all points of view even from the gastronomic point of view, with a wide variety of recipes and dishes. It is a triumph of the sweet pastry with pistachio, almond, honey, cinnamon and sugar and ricotta. Among the sweets we remember Mustaccioli, the cakes of figs, Cappelletti ricotta, Cannoli with ricotta, fried Sfinci, panettone and artisanal tastes different.

Carnival: Le Chiacchere

St. Joseph (March 19): Sfincioni of St. Joseph with ricotta and candied orange peel

Easter: Easter Lamb almond paste

Spring and Summer: you begin to taste the lemon ices, oranges, tangerines, strawberries, melon ... with soft brioche pastry. And fruit pies and baskets of strawberries, ice cream and much more.

June 24 St. Giovanni (Patron Saint Patron of Marsala): Cubbaida, crunchy nougat with almonds or hazelnuts and honey

Autumn: Sfinci fried with sugar and cinnamon, fried cakes that are prepared at this time particularly given the abundance of oil immediately after the harvest and pressing of the olives

All Saints: Martorana fruit, sugar and almond paste forms of colorful fruit. Genuine artistic creations.

Saint Lucia: Cuccia.

HERE ARE SOME PLACES WHERE YOU CAN ENJOY THE BEST OF OUR KITCHEN:

BAR VITO ai Canottieri: a few steps from home, great bar, patisserie, restaurant and pizzeria. Excellent seafood dishes. Fair prices. Salinella waterfront. www.barvitomarsala.it

San Carlo: Via Diaz, Old Town. Refined and elegant. Excellent meat and fish. www.ristorantesancarlo.com

Osteria Il Gallo e l’Innamorata: small traditional inn, where guests can enjoy the ancient Sicilian recipes from simple dishes to the more refined. Excellent quality. www.osteriailgalloelinnamorata.com

Portico Blu: Via Mario Nuccio. Genuine products and fresh fish. www.porticoblu.com

Trattoria da Pino: Via San Lorenzo, 27, city center near Porta Garibaldi. Restaurant prices are honest with fresh fish. Lobster specialties. www.ristorantedapino.com

Luna Rossa: Caturca Street, downtown, restaurant and pizzeria. Excellent seafood dishes.

Divine Rosso Ristopub: pizzeria Via XI Maggio, historic center, excellent starters and even meat.

Sapori di Sole: Caturca Street, downtown, restaurant with excellent seafood dishes.

Delfino Restaurant: On the seafront in the direction going from Marsala Mazara. Great restaurant where one can fish in the sea. Open winter and summer.

Sole e Sale: Many type of fish, pasta and pizza. Good and not expensive. Near Capo boeo waterfront, only 5 minutes on foot from home.

Fish Market: Via Garibaldi, near the Porta Garibaldi, in the daytime fish market at night pubs and wine bars with a lot of movement of young people. If you go in the morning you can take advantage to buy good fresh fish and enjoy two of the Marsala Mediterranean specialties: the Panelle and Pizza sfincione (shop at the entrance of the market).