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  2. Arancini - Wikipedia

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    Arancini derives from the Sicilian plural diminutive of aranciu (transl. orange), from their shape and colour which, after cooking, is reminiscent of an orange. [3] In Sicilian, arancini is grammatically plural. The corresponding singular is either the masculine arancinu or the feminine arancina.

  3. Pasta alla Norma - Wikipedia

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    Pasta alla Norma (Italian: [ˈpasta alla ˈnɔrma]), earlier called pasta con le melanzane (lit. ' pasta with eggplant '), [1] [2] is a pasta dish made from eggplant.It is typical of Sicilian cuisine, [3] from Catania in particular.

  4. Cassata - Wikipedia

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    Cassata A slice of cassata al forno, almond pastries (right), and a cassatina siciliana (left) Cassata is believed to have originated in Palermo in the 10th century, when under Emirate of Sicily . [ 4 ] [ 5 ] The word al-qaššāṭī — القشاطي ( Arabic for 'the cassata-maker')—was first mentioned in Corleone in 1178.

  5. Pasta con le sarde - Wikipedia

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    Pasta con le sarde (Italian: [ˈpasta kon le ˈsarde]; Sicilian: pasta chî sardi) is a Sicilian pasta dish with sardines and anchovies. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is recognized as a traditional Italian food product in the prodotti agroalimentari tradizionali (PAT) scheme of the Italian government. [ 3 ]

  6. Griselda Siciliani - Wikipedia

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    Griselda Siciliani began her career in musical comedy, and took part in the theater play "Revista Nacional". She met American-born actor and producer Adrián Suar, who took her to play a secretary in Sin Código, a satirical police sitcom where Suar was the main actor.

  7. Cannoli - Wikipedia

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    Cannoli. Some food historians place the origins of cannoli in 827–1091 in Caltanissetta, Sicily, by the concubines of princes looking to capture their attention. [10] [11] This period marks the Arab rule of the island, known then as the Emirate of Sicily, giving rise to the theory that the etymology stemmed from the Arabic word qanawāt, 'tubes', in reference to their tube-shaped shells.

  8. Fisichella family - Wikipedia

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    The House of Fisichella, originally from the Val di Catania, has long been prominent in the fields of diplomacy, jurisprudence, philosophy and theology.. Among the family's forefathers, at the beginning of the 17th century Domenico Fisichella was chaplain at the monasterium album of Campanarazzu, Misterbianco, and later at the local St. Nicholas Church, [7] [8] while Francesco Fisichella was ...

  9. I vespri siciliani - Wikipedia

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    I vespri siciliani (Italian pronunciation: [i ˈvɛspri sitʃiˈljaːni]; "The Sicilian Vespers") is a five-act Italian opera originally written in French for the Paris Opéra by the Italian romantic composer Giuseppe Verdi and translated into Italian shortly after its premiere in June 1855.