https://padlet.com/Tiziana_Floridia/eu444ghq6yk15ay9 In 1920 the Catanian comedy writer Nino Martoglio, tasting this dish and then turning to the cook, said: "Chista è 'na vera norma!" (It is done to perfection!), maybe also referring to an opera of the Catanian composer Vincenzo Bellini en-us 2021-10-11 19:18:17 UTC 2025-10-14 12:02:07 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f345.png Tiziana_Floridia https://padlet.com/Tiziana_Floridia/eu444ghq6yk15ay9/wish/1808598929 The tomato is native to South America. It was introduced to Europe only in 1500 and spread in Italy between 1700 and 1800. Although it is considered a cornerstone in the Italian agriculture, especially that one of the south, it was introduced just a few centuries ago ]]> 2021-10-11 19:22:08 UTC https://padlet.com/Tiziana_Floridia/eu444ghq6yk15ay9/wish/1808598929 Tiziana_Floridia https://padlet.com/Tiziana_Floridia/eu444ghq6yk15ay9/wish/1808599430 The eggplant was introduced to the Mediterranean Basin by Arabs in the XIII century]]> 2021-10-11 19:22:24 UTC https://padlet.com/Tiziana_Floridia/eu444ghq6yk15ay9/wish/1808599430 Tiziana_Floridia https://padlet.com/Tiziana_Floridia/eu444ghq6yk15ay9/wish/1808600020

Pasta (I chose an ancient Sicilian whole-wheat pasta, Timilia variety)

Aubergines (I chose the Nera mezza lunga variety)

Tomatoes (I used the Piccadilly variety)

Smoked goat's ricotta (I should have used salted sheep's ricotta, but I didn't find it, so I had to adapt, hope Sicilians will forgive me!)

Garlic

Extra-vergin olive oil (I fortunately had my own production oil so I used it!)

Salt (I prefer the whole fine ground sea salt)

Basil (that unfortunately I couldn't find, but it's a fundamental ingredient to give freshness to this dish!)

]]> 2021-10-11 19:22:39 UTC https://padlet.com/Tiziana_Floridia/eu444ghq6yk15ay9/wish/1808600020 Tiziana_Floridia https://padlet.com/Tiziana_Floridia/eu444ghq6yk15ay9/wish/1808600895 Heat up plenty of oil in a pan, then add a garlic clove and salt, and fry aubergines in the oil after having cut them in cubes]]> 2021-10-11 19:23:08 UTC https://padlet.com/Tiziana_Floridia/eu444ghq6yk15ay9/wish/1808600895 Tiziana_Floridia https://padlet.com/Tiziana_Floridia/eu444ghq6yk15ay9/wish/1808601388 Plate it and ... buon appetito!]]> 2021-10-11 19:23:22 UTC https://padlet.com/Tiziana_Floridia/eu444ghq6yk15ay9/wish/1808601388 Tiziana_Floridia https://padlet.com/Tiziana_Floridia/eu444ghq6yk15ay9/wish/1808602262 While pasta is cooking, add tomatoes (before cut) to the aubergines and mix it gently]]> 2021-10-11 19:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/Tiziana_Floridia/eu444ghq6yk15ay9/wish/1808602262 Tiziana_Floridia https://padlet.com/Tiziana_Floridia/eu444ghq6yk15ay9/wish/1808603318 Boil some water in a pan and then put salt and pasta inside for 8-10 minutes until al dente (remember that I used whole-wheat pasta which needs more time to cook than white pasta!)]]> 2021-10-11 19:24:20 UTC https://padlet.com/Tiziana_Floridia/eu444ghq6yk15ay9/wish/1808603318 Tiziana_Floridia https://padlet.com/Tiziana_Floridia/eu444ghq6yk15ay9/wish/1808604280 ... and mix well]]> 2021-10-11 19:24:50 UTC https://padlet.com/Tiziana_Floridia/eu444ghq6yk15ay9/wish/1808604280 Tiziana_Floridia https://padlet.com/Tiziana_Floridia/eu444ghq6yk15ay9/wish/1808605053 After having added pasta cooked al dente to the condiment, put ricotta ...]]> 2021-10-11 19:25:12 UTC https://padlet.com/Tiziana_Floridia/eu444ghq6yk15ay9/wish/1808605053 Tiziana_Floridia https://padlet.com/Tiziana_Floridia/eu444ghq6yk15ay9/wish/1808662298 Dry pasta (suitable to be stored for a long time and to be be transported to faraway places) was born in the weastern sunny and ventilated Sicily, under Arabic domination. In Arabic cookbooks pasta appeared already in the IX century

I chose the ancient Sicilian whole-wheat pasta of Timilia variety, since this is a durum wheat variety typical of the center of Sicily, on the verge of extinction. It represents the Mediterranean and Sicilian biodiversity and it's the fruit of millenary natural selections. In addition, studies carried out on ancient wheat show a lower allergenicity compared to modern wheat.


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