The Medieval Beginnings of Sicilian Cuisine
    Sicily was unique in many ways, regardless of its fortunes and the forces surrounding it...

A History of the Sicilian Caponata
    The Sicilian antipasto relish known as caponata is said to be of Spanish origin...

A History of Ricotta Cheese
Ricotta is not a cheese but a creamy curd...

Medieval Fishing off Sicily
The most important fishing industry of the medieval Mediterranean was, arguably, in Sicily, and even there fish played a modest albeit constant role in the food of the island...

Introduction of Sugar to Sicily
The Arabs had introduced sugar to Sicily by the tenth century and established sugar mills...