Travel and tastes: a perfect union for the gourmets. If you have decided to spend your summer holiday at the Egadi Islands, don’t miss the opportunity to enjoy the local tastes that are affected by Arabic and Spanish traditions. Cuisine and traditions in 5 delicious products for the true gourmets.
Discover what to eat at the Egadi Islands.
- Fish and crustaceans. The lobster is the protagonist, in a place where fish is really the typical dish. The Queen of the Egadi Islands, however, you can only found in very few and select restaurants. Another great protagonist of the local cuisine is definitely the tuna, which you can enjoy in sweetness, irons, mixed with potatoes or in the form of rolls and meatballs. In Favignana, however, a typical product is bottarga, used mainly as a pasta dressing. Another way of eating fish is the light cous cous. You can enjoy sea urchins in a rich appetizer or pasta. As a second, don’t miss the fried squid.
- Pasta and vegetables. If you like pasta then, you have to try the busiata, a typical format that is prepared with simple ingredients: water and flour. Delicious fish ravioli, especially of grouper, seasoned with the Sicilian pistachio and red shrimp. How not to mention pasta with sardines, a great classic of local cuisine; As well as the spaghetti at rock or black sepia. And finally the aubergines, other great protagonists of the gastronomy of the island.
- Bakery products. Arancini, stuffed and rustic sandwiches are the typical street food that you can find anywhere in the Egadi Islands. If you are on a tour and expect to visit some of the cities, do not miss the Arancino Festival of Ficarrazzi, near Catania. Even the “cunzatu” deserve a taste.
- Cheeses. You will find numerous cheeses of local production, with sheep’s milk and cow’s milk, to suit everyone’s tastes.
- Desserts. Ice cream and granite above all, but also sweet and brioche to fill with a delicious vanilla ice cream or pistachio.
You just have to book your ferry to Sicily comfortably online, and discover all the local natural beauties as well as the flavors of typical island cuisine.
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