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Typical Sicilian recipes 4

Sicilian cuisine is part of a complex and regional food culture, showing tracks and contributions of all cultures who have settled in Sicily in the last two millennia. The eating habits of the delicacies of Magna Grecia Monsù of the great kitchens of the nobility, rising from Arabic sweets and offal to a Jewish ... Everything contributes to make the cuisine varies siciliana.La list of local products is very long. Each province (and in many cases, each municipality) has its own specialty and the names of these foods vary from area to area. It is universally known as the Sicilian granita product common to almost all provinces and valuable areas of Messina and Acireale. Less known are looking for two more drinks milk orgeat (soft) almond milk (sweet-sour). Among the salted products are very popular products presented in the so-called cafeteria, with oranges (or arancine) as the spearhead of this category. Palermo are typical of the fritters, the crocchè (potato croquettes) and Ca meusa bread (bread with spleen). Messina, instead of the rustic and the cakes. There are many dishes with eggplant-related, such as caponata, parmigiana and pasta to the rule, chess, wheat buns with filling of parsley, or tomatoes or cauliflower, real pies. Even the fish in many varieties, is an important food of the Sicilian cuisine and in this area is very famous fish Messina Stocco. Trapani is typical of the couscous main dish of the culinary tradition of the southern Mediterranean, but unlike the rest of the Maghreb countries, where instead it is usually meat, is prepared with fish. Among the sweets of the region not to forget the cannoli, The case, "Taganu of Aragon" and the cake Fedora.

By Riccardo and Salvatore

Italian recipes 3

The arancini are one of the specialties' of traditional Sicilian cuisine.

INGREDIENTS FOR 4 PEOPLE

Rice: 320 gr
ground beef: 100 gr
tomatoes: 250 gr
grated cheese: 60 gr
eggs: 5
saffron powder: 1 or 2 baggs
onion: 100 gr
white wine: enough
extra virgin oil: 3 tablespoons
frying oil: enough
salt and pepper: to taste.
bread crumbs: enough
PREPARATION
Fry the onion in olive oil until golden, then add the minced meat and let it flavor, pour a little white wine and let evaporate.
Add the tomatoes, a pinch of salt and pepper to taste.
Continue cooking over very low heat for about 1 hour.
Meanwhile boil the rice (wash it first), drain it al dente and season with grated cheese, red eggs and saffron.
Flatten them on a plate and let cool a bit '.
Then with a great spoon put some rice in one hand and gives it the form of a bowl; in the cable to a spoonful of sauce and cover with more rice.
Crumpled well and passed the oranges on the album beaten egg and then in breadcrumbs.
Let stand for about half an hour, after which the fry in a pan with plenty of oil very high walls.
By Federico

Italian recipes 2

Cassata, a product of Sicilian pastries, and more specifically in Palermo, deserves pride of place among the sweets of the region;cassata created to celebrate the Passover after the Lentensacrifice, consumption has become common throughout the year .Its décor is baroque, and sumptuous and its derivation is actually ofArab origin, whose name derives from the Arabic word"Quas'at"which means the large bowl and round, and the richness ofits ingredients reflects the nature of the kitchen Saracen, who loves to harmonize contrast ing flavors, such as sponge cake filled withricotta cheese mixed with sugar, vanilla, chocolate chips andcandied fruit and liqueur (preferably liqueur, rum or maraschino).Deceptively simple to make, prepare the enclosure to Sicilianinstead requires a lot of skills', particularly in creating the elaboratedecorations of which he is very well endowed.
By STEFANO

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Our school I. I. S. S. "S. Mottura" Caltanissetta

We are glad to show you our school.It's a secondary school and has about 800 pupils. The pupils' age ranges from 14 to 19. There are four courses
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In the first two years we study basic subjets such as Italian, Maths, Earth Science, English, Phisical Education, Religious studies, Chemistry, Physics
In the last three years we study more specialized subject relating the course we have chosen.
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Sicily-the largest island in the Mediterranean

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The history of Sicily has seen Sicily usually controlled by greater powers—Roman, Vandal, Byzantine, Islamic, Hohenstaufen, Catalan, Spanish—but also experiencing short periods of independence, as under the Greeks and later as the Emirate then Kingdom of Sicily. Although today part of the Republic of Italy, it has its own distinct culture.

Sicily is both the largest region of the modern state of Italy and the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. Its central location and natural resources ensured that it has been considered a crucial strategic location due in large part to its importance for Mediterranean trade routes.[1] For example, the area was highly regarded as part of Magna Graecia, with Cicero describing Siracusa as the greatest and most beautiful city of all Ancient Greece.[2]


The economic history of rural Sicily has focused on its "latifundia economy" caused by the centrality of large, originally feudal, estates used for cereal cultivation and animal husbandry that developed in the 14th century and persisted until World War II.

At times the island has been at the heart of great civilizations, at other times it has been nothing more than a colonial backwater. Its fortunes have often waxed and waned depending on events out of its control, in earlier times a magnet for immigrants, in later times a land of emigrants. Sicily is part of the Mezzogiorno (southern Italy, including Sicily and often Sardinia), a region historically characterized by a predominantly agrarian economy and quasi-feudal land tenure.

Where we live _Caltanissetta

History
Caltanissetta’s origins can be traced back to 406 BC, when admiral Nicia of Hamilcar’s siege force from Carthage established a fort at the site, later called Castra Nicia (Fort Nicia). In 829 AD, the town was occupied by the Saracens. The similarity of the Carthaginian name to the Arabic word nissa (meaning “women”) resulted in the Saracen name of Qalat al Nissa (“Fort of the Women”), which has since been Italianized to Caltanissetta. The settlement was captured by the Normans in 1086. A charter was granted to the town in accordance with Count Roger Borsa’s vast plan for the urbanisation of Sicily, whose plan is still evident today.

After the Normans, the city was under the Hohenstaufen, the Anjou and the Aragonese. Here, Frederick II of Sicily was proclaimed king.

In 1406 Caltanissetta became a domain of the Moncada family of Paternò, and subsequently declined deeply. In 1539, the construction of the Cathedral was started and in1566 a notable bridge was built over the Salso River. During this period the city began to expand outside the walls, and new quarters (Santa Flavia, San Rocco degli Zingari and San Francesco) were created.

On July 8, 1718, the city was assaulted by Piemontese troops, causing a large losses of population. In 1787, Johann Wolfgang Goethe payed a visit.

In 1813, after 406 years, the Moncada signory ended as the feudal constitution was abolished and Caltanissetta turned into the 22th Comarca of Sicily. In 1819 it was declared capital of province, but one year later it was sacked as a punishment for its loyalty to the Bourbon House. In 1844, it was elevated to bishopric seat.

After many Nisseni had taken part to his Mille’s deeds, Giuseppe Garibaldi entered the city, together with Cesare Abba and Alexandre Dumas. On October 22 of the same year, a Plebiscite declared Caltanissetta part of new Kingdom of Italy.

In 1875, however, the people rose against the prefect, who was fired. On April 8, 1878, the city was connected to a railway, ending its historical access difficulties. Three years later, the King Umberto I visited Caltanisetta along with his wife and his son.

The city was heavily damaged during World War II.

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