This is a list of Sicilian dishes and foods. Sicilian cuisine shows traces of all the cultures which established themselves on the island of Sicily over the last two millennia.[1] Although its cuisine has much in common with Italian cuisine, Sicilian food also has Spanish, Greek and Arab influences.
| Name | Image | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Arancini or Italian: arancine | stuffed rice balls which are coated with breadcrumbs and fried. They are said to have originated in Sicily in the 10th century during Kalbid rule. | |
| shortcrust pastry cylindrical shell filled with sweetened sheep milk ricotta | ||
| Caponata | cooked vegetable salad made from chopped fried eggplant and celery seasoned with sweetened vinegar, with capers in a sweet and sour sauce | |
| Italian: [[Crocchè]] | mashed potato and egg covered in bread crumbs and fried | |
| Italian: [[Farsu magru]] | beef or veal slices flattened and superimposed to form a large rectangle, with a layer of thin bacon slices on top. For the filling, crushed bread slices, cheese, ham, chopped onions, garlic and fresh herbs are mixed together. | |
| Italian: [[Frittula]] | pork and/or beef byproducts from butchering, fried in lard and spiced | |
| Italian: [[Likëngë]] | pork sausages flavored with salt, pepper and seed of Fennel (Italian: farë mbrai), made in Piana degli Albanesi and Santa Cristina Gela | |
| Italian: [[Maccu]] | a soup with dried fava beans and fennel | |
| Italian: [[Muffuletta]] | a sesame-seed bread, or the layered New Orleans sandwich made with it, stuffed with sausage meats, cheese, olive salad, etc. | |
| Italian: [[Panelle]] | Sicilian fritters made from chickpea flour and other ingredients. They are a popular street food in Palermo. | |
| Italian: [[Pani câ meusa]] | organ meats (lung, spleen) and sausage served on Vastedda, a sesame-seed bun | |
| Italian: [[Pasta 'ncasciata]] | a baked pasta dish with many varieties, but most often including macaroni pasta, ragù, eggplant, basil, white wine, breadcrumbs, boiled eggs, Italian: [[soppressata]] or salami, caciocavallo, Italian: [[pecorino siciliano]], and sometimes meatballs and/or peas, or other cheeses or béchamel substituted for one of the cheeses | |
| Italian: [[Pasta alla Norma]] | pasta with tomatoes, fried eggplant, ricotta and basil | |
| Italian: [[Pasta ca nunnata]] | a Palermo pasta dish made with a long pasta, a sauce of Italian: gianchetti (the whitebait of Mediterranean sardines and anchovies), olive oil, garlic, parsley, black pepper, and white wine | |
| Italian: [[Pasta â Paolina]] | pasta with anchovies, garlic, tomato, cinnamon, cloves, almonds, fresh basil and breadcrumbs | |
| Italian: [[Pasta con le sarde]] | pasta with sardines and anchovies | |
| Italian: [[Pesto alla trapanese]] | a Sicilian variation of the Genoese pesto, typical of the province of Trapani.[2] The dish was introduced in ancient times by Genoese ships, coming from the east and stopping at the port of Trapani, who brought the tradition of Italian: agliata, a sort of pesto-sauce based on garlic and walnuts. | |
| Italian: [[Pasta chi Vrocculi Arriminati]] | a pasta dish from Palermo which generally consists of a long pasta like spaghetti or bucatini, cauliflower, onion, raisins, anchovies, pine nuts, saffron, red chili, and breadcrumbs | |
| Italian: [[Scaccia]]/Italian: scacciata | a thin flatbread layered with vegetables, cheese and meats and rolled up | |
| pizza prepared in a manner that originated in Sicily. In the United States, the phrase "Sicilian pizza" is often synonymous with thick-crust or deep-dish pizza derived from the Sicilian Italian: sfincione.[3] | ||
| Italian: [[Spaghetti alla carrettiera]] | a dish of spaghetti pasta, with olive oil, raw garlic, chili pepper, parsley, and Italian: pecorino siciliano or breadcrumbs, and commonly tomato | |
| Italian: [[Stigghiola]] | spiced and grilled intestine, typically from lamb or goat | |
| stuffed eggplant | ||
| oranges, extra virgin olive oil, salt, spring onions | ||
| Italian: Couscous alla trapanese | typical of the Trapani area, with vegetables, meat, or fish | |