August 15th, 2007
savor: Italy/ Trapani, Sicily
CANTINA SICILIANA
Via Giudecca, 36
Trapani
39/0923.28.673
www.cantinasiciliana.it
This unassuming cantina from the 1950s offers the city’s best traditional, Trapani-style couscous with fish broth (flavored with bay leaves and cinnamon). They top it with some perfectly prepared calamari fritti. Since 1980 it has been in the hands of Pino Maggiore, a frequent and important Slow Food collaborator.
Start with: bruschette con bottarga, thin slices of salted and pressed tuna roe.
If you’re still hungry after the couscous: pesce spada alla pantesca, swordfish with tomatoes, capers, oregano, and crushed almonds.
Posted by jeffkoehler in savor: Italy |
