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Traditional products

Every few kilometres there is a must-try specialty.

An edible heritage

Local Products

The discovery of the countless local products of the west of Sicily is worth the trip alone. A priceless heritage that has made the gastronomic culture of the west of Sicily appreciated the world over, both for its richness and uniqueness, and for the certified wholesomeness and provenance of its products, which boast numerous Slow Food Presidia. Indeed, terroir is a fundamental element of local dishes, prepared with this region’s unique products.
The gastronomic experience in the west of Sicily is a journey within a journey, through the many traditional specialities created by the fusion of multiple influences and cultures over thousands of years and through the variety of the local ingredients. Every dish in this region is a “slice” of history.

Local products

Nubia Red Garlic
Flavour and colour are wonderfully intertwined.

Nubia Red Garlic

A dominant ingredient in Sicilian cuisine, and indeed western cuisine in general, garlic is an almost alchemical ingredient in recipes with unmistakable flavours, where its strong smell and aroma help define theidentity of a dish.

Fig biscuits
(fig biscuits)

Fig biscuits

Fig biscuits (also known as “Buccellati” in other parts of Sicily) form part of the confectionery traditions of the west of Sicily, especially in the Agro Ericino and Valderice areas,

Busiate
A pasta that “embraces” many flavours

Busiate

This traditional fresh pasta from the cuisine of Trapani, in the shape of thin tubes wound around each other, is said to have inherited its name from the tool traditionally used to make it.

Cannoli
There is no turning back from cannoli.

Cannoli

Cannoli is certainly the true emperor of Sicilian confectionery

Capers
A volcano of flavour

Capers

They have their roots in the volcanic soil and unique climate characteristics of the island of Pantelleria.

Cassatelle
Ecstasy at first bite

Cassatelle

Shaped like an elongated ravioli, these much-loved local sweets are found in every bar and bakery from Castellammare to Marsala. Cassatelle are also one of the island of Favignana’s most quintessential sweets!

Cassatelle ravioli
Only for determined people

Cassatelle ravioli

These “cassatedde” – traditional ravioli from the west of Sicily, notably the Agro Ericino area – have a strong flavour.

Cous Cous
More than a dish, a manifesto

Cous Cous

Couscous is a semolina-based dish of Berber origin and a traditional part of North African cuisine.

Cubbaita

Cubbaita

A sweet listed in the register of traditional Sicilian agri-food products , the cubbaita, a sweet of Arab origin, owes its deliciousness to almonds and honey.

Cuccìa traditional sweet
Good fortune.

Cuccìa traditional sweet

A traditional sweet for the feast of Santa Lucia, the cuccìa has ancient origins and numerous delicious variations.

Biscuits of Badia Mustazzoli
Centuries and centuries of goodness

Biscuits of Badia Mustazzoli

These are traditional sweets, that were conceived and prepared in Erice’s convents of San Carlo and Santa Teresa, where the cloistered nuns would make these delicious recipes.

Frascatole Soup
A traditional soup

Frascatole Soup

This vegetable soup (with artichokes, cauliflower or broad beans) originates from the salvaging of the semolina, prepared for couscous, that turned out badly. The French origins of this dish are said to lie in its name: “flasque”, meaning soft.

Giant red shrimp
Loved all over the world, only fished here

Giant red shrimp

The aristaeomorpha foliacea – the “gambero rosso” or giant red shrimp – a delicious crustacean that is appreciated by chefs all over the world, is strongly linked to the history of the town of Mazara del Vallo in the far west of Sicily, separated from Tunisia by just under two hundred kilometres. 

Heavenly sweetness
A shortcrust pastry sweet

Heavenly sweetness

A shortcrust pastry sweet, whose ancient tradition hark back to Erice’s convents of San Carlo and Santa Teresa, where the cloistered nuns would prepare their delicious recipes.

Jasmine granita
A delicacy with the scent of summer.

Jasmine granita

A fragrant summer delicacy, this granita is made during the flowering season of white jasmine.

Cartucciaru yellow melon
A winter melon that tastes of summer.

Cartucciaru yellow melon

Cultivated in rotation in the distinctive soil of the Saline di Trapani and Paceco nature reserve, which is characterised by its firm, clayey texture, the Cartucciaru yellow melon is a Slow Food presidium, as it maintains one of the most authentic agricultural traditions in the Trapani area.

Muccunetti of Mazara Del Vallo
A forgivable sin of gluttony.

Muccunetti of Mazara Del Vallo

These sweets with pumpkin derive from the exquisite claustral tradition, a tradition that was created to support the convents – as pastries represented a source of income – and which has become a cornerstone of Sicilian confectionery art.

Valli Trapanesi Olive Oil PDO

Valli Trapanesi Olive Oil PDO

An extraordinary ingredient.

Nocellara del Belice olives
At the origins of the Mediterranean triad

Nocellara del Belice olives

The Nocellara or Castelvetrano olive, has a green colour and intense taste, a fleshy, dense shape and texture and a delicious flavour.

Cunzato Bread
Simple and sublime!

Cunzato Bread

In its simplicity, pane cunzato, or seasoned bread, has become an important part of the cuisine of the west of Sicily, especially in its most informal incarnation, as street food.

Christmas bread
Christmas bread

Christmas bread

Bread, with one form for nourishment and another for communication, sets the tone for celebration and for work.

Castelvetrano black bread
An ancient flavour

Castelvetrano black bread

The defining ingredient of this bread is tumminia (timilia), an ancient, dark-coloured wheat variety, which is mixed with white flour, making it a soft and flavoursome bread of exceptional quality.

Pesto Alla Trapanese

Pesto Alla Trapanese

An ode alla trapanese

Pizza Rianata
An ode to local products

Pizza Rianata

This delicious pizza is an ambassador for local ingredients, which combine perfectly to enhance the traditional flavours of the local produce.

Its name derives from the main ingredient in its recipe: oregano.

Polpette Di Tonno (tuna meatballs)

Polpette Di Tonno (tuna meatballs)

A dish of humble origins, but for the most discerning of palates.

Pomodoro Pizzutello
The bright red that sweetens every dish

Pomodoro Pizzutello

The “Pizzutello” tomato thrives in the salinity of the red, clayey soil in which it is planted, in the Ericine valleys that stretch down to the sea towards Trapani and Paceco.

Prodotti Di Tonnara
Fruit of a ritual of the sea

Prodotti Di Tonnara

This category comprises the various products derived from tuna processing: tuna in olive oil, tuna offal, ventresca (tuna belly), tuna salami or “ficazza”, tuna heart, tuna bottarga and other varieties.

Trapani Sea Salt PGI
The white gold that embellishes the landscape.

Trapani Sea Salt PGI

Considered “white gold” since ancient times, salt is one of the oldest minerals formed on Earth and has always been valued by humans: for preserving and seasoning food, as a remedy against certain endocrine imbalances and for body care, as it is rich in magnesium and has a mineralising effect on the bones.

Sfince Di San Giuseppe

Sfince Di San Giuseppe

Another sweet with ricotta, another delicacy

Spincia
A fluffy cloud of goodness.

Spincia

A traditional and much-loved sweet from the Agro Ericino area: the spincia, a soft dough fritter, a real fluffy tasty cloud that is eaten with honey.

Tonno Grigliato
Favignana

Grilled tuna

Tonno Rosso
On our tables for centuries.

Tonno Rosso

The Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) is the most valuable of all tuna species. This large pelagic predator was once the king of the Mediterranean, and its fishing in this sea has ancient roots.

Vastedda del Belice g.U.
A truly unique flavour.

Vastedda del Belice g.U.

The only Italian PDO stretched curd cheese produced from sheep’s milk, Vastedda is made from the milk of the Belice sheep, an indigenous breed that is found in the area between Trapani, Agrigento and Palermo.

Zabbina
An ancient custom

Zabbina

This name, of Arabic origin, means sheep’s milk ricotta and whey.

ST Gusto Vite E Vino

A rich heritage of excellent wines

Vine and wine

This region offers a remarkable variety of grape varieties, producing a range of excellent wines. In this great island of ancient winemaking traditions, the west of Sicily keeps its seductive promises, allowing you to sip glasses of interesting wines with an intriguing taste, but with an eye to tradition and excellence.

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A multicultural cuisine that is deeply rooted in the territory and whose foundations rest on the excellence of its products: welcome to the west of Sicily, where good food culture is an essential ingredient. As are the opportunities for food and wine events for all tastes.

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