Bucatini with sardines

The pasta with sardines is a sublime combination of flavours and colours of the land and the sea, of Mediterranean aromas and scents that bend in a unique combination of flavours: sardines, wild fennel, saffron, Corinth raisins and pine nuts. The contrast between sweet and spicy, typical of all Sicilian cuisine, makes it a truly unique dish.
Legend says that this dish was created by the cook of the Arab general Eufemio, who having landing in Sicily in precarious conditions, had to settle for what nature offered him to feed his troop.
It seems that originally it wasn’t as we know it today, but it was the result of additions and improvements over the centuries. The addition of saffron, Corinth raisins and pine nuts is typical of the Arab cuisine. The pine nuts, on the other hands, were widespread in Sicilian cuisine for their antiseptic qualities. Since the populace couldn’t certainly afford fresh fish, the addition of pine nuts, as well as vinegar in other dishes, prevented some food poisoning.
The pasta with sardines can’t miss on the San Joseph’s day.
The pasta with sardines is a sublime combination of flavours and colours of the land and the sea, of Mediterranean aromas and scents that bend in a unique combination of flavours: sardines, wild fennel, saffron, Corinth raisins and pine nuts. The contrast between sweet and spicy, typical of all Sicilian cuisine, makes it a truly unique dish.
Legend says that this dish was created by the cook of the Arab general Eufemio, who having landing in Sicily in precarious conditions, had to settle for what nature offered him to feed his troop.
It seems that originally it wasn’t as we know it today, but it was the result of additions and improvements over the centuries. The addition of saffron, Corinth raisins and pine nuts is typical of the Arab cuisine. The pine nuts, on the other hands, were widespread in Sicilian cuisine for their antiseptic qualities. Since the populace couldn’t certainly afford fresh fish, the addition of pine nuts, as well as vinegar in other dishes, prevented some food poisoning.
The pasta with sardines can’t miss on the San Joseph’s day.