Sfincione Palermitano (Palermo Style Sfincione) Story of the Dish Region: Sicily Origin: Palermo Course: Street Food, Antipasto, Piatto Unico Serves: 8 to 10 Sfincione Palermitano is one of the defining foods of Palermo. Thick, soft and deeply aromatic, it is built on a naturally leavened bread dough covered with slowly cooked onions and tomato, anchovies, caciocavallo, oregano and muddica, seasoned breadcrumbs. Although it is sometimes described outside Sicily as Sicilian pi

Traditional Italian Calabrian Crispy Potatoes with Tropea Onion Story of the Dish Patate ’mpacchiuse are one of Calabria’s most recognizable potato preparations, particularly associated with Cosenza and its surrounding territory. At first glance, the dish appears almost impossibly simple: potatoes, extra-virgin olive oil, salt, and frequently Tropea red onion. The technique, however, is what makes the dish special. The Calabrian word ’mpacchiuse refers to the way the potato s

Italian Caprese Omelette with Buffalo Mozzarella, Confit Tomatoes and Basil Story of the Dish Omelette alla Caprese takes the familiar Campanian combination of tomato, mozzarella, basil and extra virgin olive oil and applies it to the discipline of a softly cooked omelette. The concept sounds simple, but the preparation is technically demanding because the two principal Caprese ingredients, tomato and fresh mozzarella, both contain enough water to destroy the texture of the e