Comments on: Granita and Brioche for Breakfast http://pinchmysalt.com/2007/07/05/granita-and-brioche-for-breakfast/ Food, Recipes, and Photography Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:07:13 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Simple Lemon Granita Recipe — Pinch My Salt http://pinchmysalt.com/2007/07/05/granita-and-brioche-for-breakfast/comment-page-1/#comment-11416 Simple Lemon Granita Recipe — Pinch My Salt Fri, 19 Jun 2009 15:16:54 +0000 http://pinchmysalt.com/2007/07/05/granita-and-brioche-for-breakfast/#comment-11416 [...] only fresh fruit, water and sugar, Sicilian granita is one of the simplest frozen desserts breakfasts you can [...] [...] only fresh fruit, water and sugar, Sicilian granita is one of the simplest frozen desserts breakfasts you can [...]

]]> By: Marisa http://pinchmysalt.com/2007/07/05/granita-and-brioche-for-breakfast/comment-page-1/#comment-6851 Marisa Thu, 14 Aug 2008 00:10:39 +0000 http://pinchmysalt.com/2007/07/05/granita-and-brioche-for-breakfast/#comment-6851 I have just returned from a 10 day visit to Catania. My family lives there, and I was born there, so I'm very familiar with Granita's & Brioche. I actually came across your blog by googling "brioche". Thanks for making me crave them even more. I think I had Granita and Brioche almost every day that I was there. It is so delicious. I hope you enjoyed your stay in Catania. I have just returned from a 10 day visit to Catania. My family lives there, and I was born there, so I’m very familiar with Granita’s & Brioche. I actually came across your blog by googling “brioche”. Thanks for making me crave them even more. I think I had Granita and Brioche almost every day that I was there. It is so delicious. I hope you enjoyed your stay in Catania.

]]> By: dd http://pinchmysalt.com/2007/07/05/granita-and-brioche-for-breakfast/comment-page-1/#comment-6796 dd Wed, 30 Jul 2008 14:37:06 +0000 http://pinchmysalt.com/2007/07/05/granita-and-brioche-for-breakfast/#comment-6796 I'm a sicilian,but I live in another country...I'm dying looking at this pic :-) After 30 years...my mother learned how to make it...=) Thanks for your "story"...it's like u write: YOU CAN'T UNDERSTAND UNTIL U SIT IN CATANIA AND TASTE IT...:-) (sorry for my bad english!) I’m a sicilian,but I live in another country…I’m dying looking at this pic :-) After 30 years…my mother learned how to make it…=) Thanks for your “story”…it’s like u write: YOU CAN’T UNDERSTAND UNTIL U SIT IN CATANIA AND TASTE IT…:-) (sorry for my bad english!)

]]> By: Italia Fredda: Gelato in Southern Italy : A Life Worth Eating http://pinchmysalt.com/2007/07/05/granita-and-brioche-for-breakfast/comment-page-1/#comment-3901 Italia Fredda: Gelato in Southern Italy : A Life Worth Eating Mon, 22 Oct 2007 00:22:36 +0000 http://pinchmysalt.com/2007/07/05/granita-and-brioche-for-breakfast/#comment-3901 [...] I began my first walk in the city the same way I always do, in search of some food. It wasn’t long before I stumbled upon Antica Gelateria Lucchese, Piazza San Domenico 11. As you will soon see, pistacchio is the base flavor on which I rate a given gelateria (not unlike ordering pizza margherita to evaluate a pizzeria). This first cup of gelato in Italy certainly did not disappoint. Very creamy, and served neither too cold nor too warm, there was just the right amount of resistance as swept my small gelato spoon across the top to scoop up each delicious bite. This was a great introduction to real Italian gelato. I liked it so much, in fact, that I returned the next day before a lunch of pane cu’ meusa (no trip to Palermo is complete without one) to sample another distinctly Sicilian specialty, granita alle mandorle, or almond granita. While the consistency of this frozen treat varies from place to place, Italian granita is a far cry from the rock-hard snow-cone-like impostors I’d had before. If you have never been to Italy, you have never had granita. Period. One taste of this wonderful treat and you will quickly understand why the combination of granita and brioche is the Sicilian breakfast of champions. [...] [...] I began my first walk in the city the same way I always do, in search of some food. It wasn’t long before I stumbled upon Antica Gelateria Lucchese, Piazza San Domenico 11. As you will soon see, pistacchio is the base flavor on which I rate a given gelateria (not unlike ordering pizza margherita to evaluate a pizzeria). This first cup of gelato in Italy certainly did not disappoint. Very creamy, and served neither too cold nor too warm, there was just the right amount of resistance as swept my small gelato spoon across the top to scoop up each delicious bite. This was a great introduction to real Italian gelato. I liked it so much, in fact, that I returned the next day before a lunch of pane cu’ meusa (no trip to Palermo is complete without one) to sample another distinctly Sicilian specialty, granita alle mandorle, or almond granita. While the consistency of this frozen treat varies from place to place, Italian granita is a far cry from the rock-hard snow-cone-like impostors I’d had before. If you have never been to Italy, you have never had granita. Period. One taste of this wonderful treat and you will quickly understand why the combination of granita and brioche is the Sicilian breakfast of champions. [...]

]]> By: Nicole http://pinchmysalt.com/2007/07/05/granita-and-brioche-for-breakfast/comment-page-1/#comment-2501 Nicole Mon, 27 Aug 2007 17:02:09 +0000 http://pinchmysalt.com/2007/07/05/granita-and-brioche-for-breakfast/#comment-2501 Linda: Chocolate with whipped cream is very popular in Catania too! And strawberry and lemon really is a great combination. I will really miss those breakfasts when I leave Sicily! Geri: Thanks for the stopping by! There really is something magical about Sicilian granita! Linda: Chocolate with whipped cream is very popular in Catania too! And strawberry and lemon really is a great combination. I will really miss those breakfasts when I leave Sicily!

Geri: Thanks for the stopping by! There really is something magical about Sicilian granita!

]]> By: Geri http://pinchmysalt.com/2007/07/05/granita-and-brioche-for-breakfast/comment-page-1/#comment-2490 Geri Mon, 27 Aug 2007 03:48:06 +0000 http://pinchmysalt.com/2007/07/05/granita-and-brioche-for-breakfast/#comment-2490 Thank you for your story on granita. It is truly magical and it's hard to explain. It's just simply perfect in everyway. I remember being speechless when I tasted my first in downtown old Catania - just in shock that something could be that good. Then I had if everyday from a sweet shop in Nicolosi. We were staying with relatives in Pedara. Good luck in your new location. I did bring alot of the mandorla pasta and pistacchio pasta back home to replicate the ones we tasted ~ almost but not quite. Thank you for your story on granita. It is truly magical and it’s hard to explain. It’s just simply perfect in everyway. I remember being speechless when I tasted my first in downtown old Catania – just in shock that something could be that good. Then I had if everyday from a sweet shop in Nicolosi. We were staying with relatives in Pedara. Good luck in your new location. I did bring alot of the mandorla pasta and pistacchio pasta back home to replicate the ones we tasted ~ almost but not quite.

]]> By: Linda http://pinchmysalt.com/2007/07/05/granita-and-brioche-for-breakfast/comment-page-1/#comment-2473 Linda Sun, 26 Aug 2007 00:42:44 +0000 http://pinchmysalt.com/2007/07/05/granita-and-brioche-for-breakfast/#comment-2473 We just returned from Messina and had 3 breakfasts straight of granita and brioche...2 chocolate with whipped cream and the last (and soo awesome) was strawberry on top and lemon on the bottom. The brioche was warm..it's a mystery and totally unknown even in Sorrento. It is a completely Sicilian thing..glad I'm Sicilian~breakfast in Rome/Sorrento is excellent, but not as special as granita/brioche. We just returned from Messina and had 3 breakfasts straight of granita and brioche…2 chocolate with whipped cream and the last (and soo awesome) was strawberry on top and lemon on the bottom. The brioche was warm..it’s a mystery and totally unknown even in Sorrento. It is a completely Sicilian thing..glad I’m Sicilian~breakfast in Rome/Sorrento is excellent, but not as special as granita/brioche.

]]> By: Nanners http://pinchmysalt.com/2007/07/05/granita-and-brioche-for-breakfast/comment-page-1/#comment-2306 Nanners Sun, 22 Jul 2007 02:29:42 +0000 http://pinchmysalt.com/2007/07/05/granita-and-brioche-for-breakfast/#comment-2306 That sounds exactly like my kind of breakfast! I very very much agree that gelato is "better than American ice cream in every way". I recently saw little pints of gelato sitting next to the ice cream in my very conservative grocery store and got kind of excited. It's great that gelato (and granita) are slowly making their way into American homes! That sounds exactly like my kind of breakfast! I very very much agree that gelato is “better than American ice cream in every way”. I recently saw little pints of gelato sitting next to the ice cream in my very conservative grocery store and got kind of excited. It’s great that gelato (and granita) are slowly making their way into American homes!

]]> By: butters http://pinchmysalt.com/2007/07/05/granita-and-brioche-for-breakfast/comment-page-1/#comment-2257 butters Thu, 12 Jul 2007 01:30:35 +0000 http://pinchmysalt.com/2007/07/05/granita-and-brioche-for-breakfast/#comment-2257 My father is from Sicily and I am sad to say that I have only been there once. I remember eating granita while I was there as a child and not particularly loving it. On the other hand, my sister was crazy about it! I guess I'll have to go back and try it for myself again. I'm sure I would love it this time. Especially the lemon! My father is from Sicily and I am sad to say that I have only been there once. I remember eating granita while I was there as a child and not particularly loving it. On the other hand, my sister was crazy about it! I guess I’ll have to go back and try it for myself again. I’m sure I would love it this time. Especially the lemon!

]]> By: Karen http://pinchmysalt.com/2007/07/05/granita-and-brioche-for-breakfast/comment-page-1/#comment-2250 Karen Tue, 10 Jul 2007 21:58:08 +0000 http://pinchmysalt.com/2007/07/05/granita-and-brioche-for-breakfast/#comment-2250 I've not been to Sicliy (yet), but some of my favorite books mention this particular treat. The thought of eating brioche filled with gelato makes my mouth water! I suppose I could make a version of this, but somehow it wouldn't have the romance of yours - at the source! I’ve not been to Sicliy (yet), but some of my favorite books mention this particular treat. The thought of eating brioche filled with gelato makes my mouth water!
I suppose I could make a version of this, but somehow it wouldn’t have the romance of yours – at the source!

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