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Sicily : Local Produce

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1. Cheese

Sicilian cheese comes from cows’ or sheep’s (pecorino ) milk. Look for primo sale , aged pecorino, tuma, caciocavallo and Ragusana .
2. Ricotta

A cheese by-product used for sweet and savoury dishes. Available fresh, baked, or salted and aged (ricotta salata ).
3. Capers

From tiny capers to the huge cucunci , the best come from Salina and Pantelleria.
4. Vegetables

Amazing bounty awaits at marketplaces and restaurants. Don’t miss the long skinny cucuzza (squash) and spicy red garlic.
5. Citrus Fruits

Excellent lemons (there is a small, sweet variety) and oranges (with numerous blood-red varieties) abound.
6. Salt

Richly flavoured salt has been harvested from the sea near Trapani since Phoenician times (see Saline, Salt Pans).
7. Durum Wheat

The secret behind Sicily’s flavourful bread and pasta. The countryside is covered with wheat fields.
8. Almonds and Pistachios

Eastern Sicily is known for its production of these high-quality and richly flavoured nuts.
9. Tuna

You’ll find this fish in every form: fresh, preserved in oil, and in a variety of cuts.
10. Olives and Olive Oil

Millions of olive trees produce excellent quality table olives and thick, green aromatic olive oil.