La cassata, among other treats!

Eating cassata before appreciating the cathedral of Monreale

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October 26th 2010
Before embarking on my 10-day road trip through Sicily, I was warned that I would most likely gain 5 kilos since Sicilian food is known to be rich, irresistibly delicious, and plentiful. The traditional dishes I was encouraged to try were pasta alla norma, which is pasta with ricotta and eggplant sauce, la cassata, a traditional ricotta cake from Palermo, pane con la milza, a ... read more

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Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the city-states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI establis... ... read more