Caltanissetta TorroneArk of Taste Caltanissetta Torrone, called turruni in dialect, is a type of hard, crumbly, sweet nougat paste in varying flavors. It can also be covered in chocolate. It is a sweet...
‘NcannellatiArk of Taste ‘Ncannelati are a delicious but simple sweet made with few, basic ingredients: ground almonds (strictly coming from the Alessandria della Rocca lands where they are cultivated in a particular...
PicchirittusArk of Taste Picchirittus is a type of typical sweet from Seulo. They were and still are sweets connected to traditional Seulo weddings (sa coia antiga), and special occasions like children’s baptisms....
ChurchkhelaArk of Taste Churchkhela, a traditional Georgian sweet, is made from walnuts, hazelnuts, almonds, cleaned pumpkin seeds and various dried fruit strung on a thread and then dipped into condensed grape or...
San Michele Salentino Almond-Stuffed FigsArk of Taste The Alto Salento landscape is a succession of ancient olive, almond, fig and apricot trees and rows of grapevines. The figs and almonds are traditionally used to make almond-stuffed...
Pupiddi NanauArk of Taste Pupiddi nanau are made by mixing flour and honey and then working the dough and spreading it in plaster molds with sulfur or saffron inside. Sometimes the honey is...
Ispica SesameArk of Taste An ancient crop, introduced to Sicily during the time of Arab rule, is still grown in Ispica: sesame. The Ispica variety has a small seed, amber in color, with...
Fig LonzinoArk of Taste A traditional peasant sweet from the Marche, lonzino is a cake made from dried figs mixed with almonds, walnuts pieces and star anise, sometimes with a little added sapa...
Ispica SesameSlow Food Presidia An ancient crop, introduced to Sicily during the time of Arab rule, is still grown in Ispica: sesame. The Ispica variety has a small seed, amber in color, with...
Argan OilSlow Food Presidia The argan tree, which resembles that of the olive, grows exclusively on Morocco’s southern coast. InBerber culture, women have always been responsible for the production of argan oil,...
