Comments on: A Typical Sicilian Lunch

By: CHACHA

CHACHA — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 05:25:47 +0000

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By: linda

linda — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 07:36:52 +0000

The Nag wrote: It’s really surprising but moving to Sicily actually helped me to lose weight. I lost about 35 pounds in the first year mostly because we weren’t eating fast food and actually weren’t eating out much at all. So, despite all the gelato, cannoli, pasta, and everything else I eat here, it’s still been a healthier lifestyle than I had in living in the states!
1:54 pm Nov 6th, 2007

I also live in Sicilia and cannot believe how fast I lost weight the first year too! I was never hungry or felt deprived- in fact I ate more! The key is that the food is all local, fresh and without additives. Even the flour you bake with can come from your local area .you do not seem to have the gluten problems and physical ailments that I believe are linked to over engineered junk we eat in the US. we do have some bigbox stores that sell that stuff but there is no need to shop for food in them( who would want to?). Everywhere you go there is fresh fruit and veg, local raised meat and even the local gelato is pretty healthy! Aslo inexpensive to eat right. Organic in the States is very costly- here it is jsut the norm. Love it here!

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By: Sandra

Sandra — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 19:06:46 +0000

Cavoletto, you probably won’t believe it, but the shape of that pasta is very common and traditional in Sicily in the area of mount Etna and is called “casarecce”. Is hand made and used with every kind of tomato sauce, expecially with eggplants and tomato for the best known “Norma” (that, yes, is also made with spaghetti). Although it sounds strange the grilled sausage (it often hides a filling of cheese and tomatoes, or chili pepper) and the involtini is another typical food of the small villages on the Etna, where the meat is more eaten than the fish (swordfish’s involtini are common in the area of Messina, less of Catania e surroundings). As you know, the food of the cities located between the land and the sea is often in the balance….

By: Dana

Dana — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 20:24:55 +0000

Sigh, Italy. It’s almost impossible to get a bad meal there, isn’t it? Those photos have me drooling!

By: Nicole

Nicole — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 13:54:23 +0000

Alexandra: It sure was!

Marianna: I eat cannoli all the time! Soooo good!

The Nag: It’s really surprising but moving to Sicily actually helped me to lose weight. I lost about 35 pounds in the first year mostly because we weren’t eating fast food and actually weren’t eating out much at all. So, despite all the gelato, cannoli, pasta, and everything else I eat here, it’s still been a healthier lifestyle than I had in living in the states!

By: The Nag

The Nag — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 13:29:10 +0000

Yum! This brings back memories of last April’s trip to Sicily. I’m still trying to get rid of the weight I gained there.

By: Marianna

Marianna — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 12:16:34 +0000

did you eat any cannoli in Sicily? Great post by the way!

By: Alexandra

Alexandra — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 22:25:19 +0000

Yum!

By: Nicole

Nicole — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 19:01:49 +0000

Ashley: Haha, great idea!

Jason: If it makes you feel any better, you would have hated the sausage because it had tons of your least favorite seasoning!

Corinne: Where did we eat your last meal? I can’t remember! We did eat some good food though Usually the only time I eat out much here is when I have visitors! Going to that restaurant yesterday was unusual!