{"id":71296,"date":"2023-12-13T17:29:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-13T16:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/il-natale-a-tavola-in-sicilia\/"},"modified":"2023-12-14T12:55:17","modified_gmt":"2023-12-14T11:55:17","slug":"il-natale-a-tavola-in-sicilia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/visitsicily.altrama.com\/en\/il-natale-a-tavola-in-sicilia\/","title":{"rendered":"Christmas on Sicilian tables"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p>Among the second courses, also in Palermo area, the Xmas dish par excellence is <strong>beccafico sardines<\/strong>, simple but flavorful.<\/p>\n<p>Another typical dish is <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/visitsicily.altrama.com\/en\/ricetta\/pesce-stocco-a-ghiotta-o-alla-messinese\/\">Pesce stocco &#8216;a ghiotta<\/a><\/em><\/strong>, stock fish in <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/visitsicily.altrama.com\/en\/localita\/messina\/\">Messina<\/a><\/strong> style: an extraordinary and ancient Sicilian recipe. With clear Norman influences (it is a typical fish from Scandinavian countries) it immediately became the star, together with salt cod, of many traditional Sicilian dishes. It is prepared in a pan with pickled white olives, tomatoes, celery, capers and potatoes.<\/p>\n<p>If you don&#8217;t like fish, there is no hassle. You can choose among a rich selection of meat-based second courses, including the <strong><em>falsomagro<\/em><\/strong>, the typical Sicilian stuffed meat roll stuffed with meats, cheese and peas. However, all Sicilian families have their own version..<\/p>\n<p>And if it is true that we are all better at Christmas, you deserve all the sweetness that Sicily can give you: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/visitsicily.altrama.com\/en\/ricetta\/cannoli-siciliani-2\/\">cannoli<\/a><\/strong> and ricotta <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/visitsicily.altrama.com\/en\/ricetta\/cassata-siciliana\/\">cassata<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/visitsicily.altrama.com\/en\/ricetta\/zeppole-riso-rice-pancakes\/\">rice \u201c<em>crispelle<\/em>\u201d with honey<\/a><\/strong>, Saint Lucy\u2019s \u201c<strong><em>cucc\u00eca<\/em><\/strong>\u201d, \u201c<em>mustazzola<\/em>\u201d, the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/visitsicily.altrama.com\/en\/sapore\/modica-chocolate\/\">chocolate<\/a><\/strong> and the <strong>orange juice<\/strong> from Modica, <strong>almond cookies<\/strong>, the <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/visitsicily.altrama.com\/en\/ricetta\/sicilian-pignolata\/\">pignolata<\/a><\/em><\/strong>, and the Sicilian Christmas dessert par excellence, the <strong><em>buccellato<\/em><\/strong>: a biscuit filled with dried figs, almonds, walnuts, honey , jam and raisins.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s not part of our tradition but <strong>artisanal Christmas <em>panettone<\/em><\/strong> has recently gained a foothold on our tables. The one produced in Castelbuono is exquisite, filled with Sicilian PGI ingredients: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/visitsicily.altrama.com\/en\/sapore\/the-bronte-pistachio\/\">pistachios from Bronte<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/visitsicily.altrama.com\/en\/sapore\/modica-chocolate\/\">chocolate from Modica<\/a><\/strong>, candied fruit&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Sicilians use to end their meal by eating dried fruit: peanuts, hazelnuts, walnuts and the inevitable dried figs.\u00a0 Dessert wines and liqueurs cannot be missing: you have just to choos between a glass of <strong>Marsala<\/strong> wine and one of <strong>Malvasia di Lipari<\/strong>, or between a glass of <strong>Moscato di Pantelleria<\/strong> and another of <strong>Zibibbo<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":63750,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2108,1924,2360],"tags":[2373,2374,2368,2369,2370,2371,2372],"luogo":[],"stagione":[1876],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Christmas on Sicilian tables - Visit Sicily<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The gastronomic culture in Sicily is a journey through its history. 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