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Living a Life in Colour

a guide to Italian food, wine and culture

If you love meatballs, you will love Sicily

February 7, 2017 By wooweiduan Leave a Comment

Fish cakes

My list of things I love about Sicily is long. Too long to cover in one post but high on the list is their love affair with meatballs.   Meatballs in Sicily can be made out of vegetables, fish or meat. I spied in Catania a popular restaurant named Polpetteria (sort of like a pizzeria but… 

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Bread filled with aubergine Parmigiana (eggplant Parmesan)

January 31, 2017 By wooweiduan 2 Comments

Aubergine/eggplant parmigiana baked in bread

We were staying in a small town at the base of Mount Etna in Sicily in October. I made the obligatory rounds at the pastry shops and at Condorelli spied a small selection of breads with interesting fillings. One of the breads I purchased was declared the undisputed winner and it was filled with aubergine… 

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Exotic Sicily

April 19, 2016 By wooweiduan 2 Comments

Selinunte

We explored the south-western part of Sicilia (Sicily) starting with a drive from Palermo to Erice. The land was arid and rocky dotted with rows of vineyards. It feels more like North Africa than Italy now. Dates grow on the palm trees, rows of pomegranate trees and fig covered cacti line the walls. Dwarf olive… 

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The most underrated city in Italy

December 1, 2015 By wooweiduan 2 Comments

Forget everything you have heard about Palermo. Erase the memory of every mafia movie you grew up on. Just as we don’t define people by their affliction don’t judge Palermo by its parasitic disease. The vast majority of Sicilians are not Mafiosi and dislike the mafia even more than you. There is a small but defiant group… 

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Looking for a healthy, versatile dish with a long shelf-life?

July 14, 2015 By wooweiduan Leave a Comment

caponata

Now imagine a healthy dish you can pull out of the fridge on a hot summer day with no need to prep. It gets better, you can serve to even your most dietary restricted friend. (You know, the one that is vegan and gluten-free, who has to bring her own hummus to dinner parties.) Now… 

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