{"id":38729,"date":"2020-10-30T11:27:13","date_gmt":"2020-10-30T10:27:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/?p=38729"},"modified":"2023-12-14T13:12:00","modified_gmt":"2023-12-14T12:12:00","slug":"avola-almond-the-reigning-queen-of-flavour","status":"publish","type":"sapore","link":"https:\/\/visitsicily.altrama.com\/en\/sapore\/avola-almond-the-reigning-queen-of-flavour\/","title":{"rendered":"Avola Almond, Queen of Taste"},"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>The most tangible evidence of the importance of almond cultivation in the economic history of Avola is in the <strong>numerous qualified companies<\/strong> that operate in the processing and marketing of this Sicilian product that, thanks to its unique characteristics, has conquered the national and foreign market.<\/p>\n<p>So, the use of the Avola Almond for the <strong>preparation of desserts<\/strong>has deep, fear-reaching roots. Go anywhere in Sicily and you&#8217;ll find this exquisite fruit being used as the fundamental basis to create local desserts like <strong>marzipan, <a href=\"https:\/\/visitsicily.altrama.com\/ricetta\/la-frutta-martorana\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">martorana fruit<\/a>, nougat, cubbaita, <a href=\"https:\/\/visitsicily.altrama.com\/ricetta\/cassata-siciliana\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cassata<\/a>, almond biscuits, almond milk, <a href=\"https:\/\/visitsicily.altrama.com\/la-migliore-granita-del-mondo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">almond granita<\/a>, <\/strong>almond pudding, which is also called <a href=\"https:\/\/visitsicily.altrama.com\/sapore\/la-merenda-della-nonna\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>biancomangiare<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The almond that&#8217;s most used in confectionery is undoubtedly the <em>Pizzuta d&#8217;Avola<\/em>. Its oval shape was praised by Leonardo Sciascia, who compared it to the perfect oval face of the Annunziata by Antonello da Messina.<\/p>\n<p>Without adding other ingredients, the sugar is seamlessly put onto the almonds. The resulting sugared almonds, with the almonds used being so pleasing to the eye, are an excellent product and are in great demand on the national and international markets. For example, in Paris, sugared almonds are called Avol\u00e0, and Avul\u00e0n in Ravenna and the surrounding area.<\/p>\n<p>Now, a fun fact from the gossip columns. For Harry and Meghan&#8217;s wedding, the royals chose the Italian sugared almonds produced with the Avola Almond. The new royal couple were keeping with tradition,\u00a0for even the confectionary chosen by\u00a0Charles and Diana\u00a0and by\u00a0Kate and William have been made with Avola almonds. Harry and Meghan opted for the classic\u00a0white candy, produced exclusively with sugar and whole Avola almonds.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re in the area, don&#8217;t miss a trip to the <a href=\"https:\/\/museodellamandorladiavola.wordpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Avola Almond Museum<\/a>!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":52740,"template":"","categories":[2108,1928,1924],"luogo":[1866],"stagione":[1874,1876],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Avola Almond, Queen of Taste - Visit Sicily<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Avola Almond, Queen of Taste - Visit Sicily\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/visitsicily.altrama.com\/en\/sapore\/avola-almond-the-reigning-queen-of-flavour\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Visit Sicily\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/visitsicily.info\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-12-14T12:12:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/visitsicily.altrama.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/DSCF0028.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2201\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1654\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@VisitSicilyOP\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/visitsicily.altrama.com\/en\/sapore\/avola-almond-the-reigning-queen-of-flavour\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/visitsicily.altrama.com\/en\/sapore\/avola-almond-the-reigning-queen-of-flavour\/\",\"name\":\"Avola Almond, Queen of Taste - 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