SICILY

Chiu longa e’a pinsata, chiu grossa e’a minchiata..

Sicily is a dream. From the beaches to the food, it’s all so amazing. Palermo became one of my favorite cities so quick based on its street food scene alone. Pane ca meusa, pane con la milza, or simply a lung and spleen sandwich is one of the popular options along with, arancini, panelle, and stigghioli. You’ll probably have a very refreshing fruit granita with brioche for breakfast and you’ll need it because (at least in the summer time) it gets REALLY hot.

Thankfully theres also an insane amount of beautiful beaches like: Mondello, Lo Zingaro, Cefalu, Lipari, and Marzamemi. Some other amazing cities and towns were: Scopello, Siracusa & Noto! We were able to drive from one end of the island to the other and the scenic drive definitely made the experience better.

Sicily has such particular and different gastronomy compared to the rest of Italy due to its location + history. You’ll frequently see tomato, ricotta salata, almonds, olives, eggplant, raisins, capers, swordfish, tuna, sardines, bottarga, anchovy and soo much more seafood. Street food aside, theres such a long list of must have dishes. Some of these include: the famous pasta alla norma, sfincione, caponata, and pesto trapanese. It feels impossible to choose my favorite between pane cunzato (an elite sandwich made with semolina bread thats still piping hot & gets dressed with healthy amount of olive oil, tomato, oregano, cheese, and anchovy) or ragu di tonno (sicilian bluefin tuna braised in tomato)…

Worry not, they also have you covered with desserts like cannoli or cassata.