Arancino fried rice cone stuffed with ragù, pointed like Etna
Saffron rice, ragù with peas and caciocavallo inside a golden cone-shaped crust: in Catania it is masculine and pointed, and the quarrel with Palermo over the name is serious.
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Typical dishes of Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto
The specialities to try here, and their stories.
Pasta alla Norma pasta with fried aubergine, tomato, basil and salted ricotta
Fried aubergine, tomato sauce, basil and a snowfall of salted ricotta: Catania’s signature dish is named after the opera by Bellini, a native of the city.
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Pitone messinese fried half-moon pastry filled with escarole, tuma cheese and anchovies
A thin sheet of dough folded into a half-moon and fried, with escarole, tuma cheese, anchovies and black pepper inside: Messina’s street food, to eat hot straight from the rosticceria.
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What to see 15
chiesa del Carmine · chiesa del Santissimo Crocifisso · chiesa dell'Immacolata and 12 more
Where to stay
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Events & festivals 1
Next up: Saint Sebastian and Saint Vitus, and the Good Friday Vare, Wednesday 20 January
Getting there
Nearest airport: Reggio Calabria, 39 km away
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