Sicilian cuisine
Sicilian cuisine has various specialties and is based on
Italian variations of the
mediterranean kitchen. Sicilian cuisine calls for many fresh
vegetables (e.g. the
eggplant) and fish. Some famous Sicilian plates are pasta alla norma and couscous al pesce. Sweets are another specialty; examples include:
frutta martorana, pignolata, buccellato,
cannolo siciliano,
granita, and
cassata siciliana)
