Eating cassata before appreciating the cathedral of Monreale
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
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