Arancina fried rice ball stuffed with meat ragù
Saffron rice, ragù with peas and caciocavallo cheese inside a golden crust. Round and feminine in Palermo, pointed and called arancino in Catania: the quarrel is serious.
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Typical dishes of Mazara del Vallo
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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What to see 7
basilica Cattedrale del Santissimo Salvatore · chiesa della Madonna delle Giummare · chiesa di San Francesco d'Assisi and 4 more
Where to stay 20
20 places to stay · top rated: Makara Awake 9.5 · Hotel Rainbow Resort 9.4
Events & festivals 1
Next up: U fistinu di Santu Vitu, Tuesday 15 June
Getting there
Nearest airport: Trapani Birgi, 30 km away
Near Mazara del Vallo
The closest destinations covered by our editors, with straight-line distance.
