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- ISBN 9781472982759
- Weight: 1081g
- Dimensions: 196 x 248mm
- Publication Date: 10 Jun 2021
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
- Language: English
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Sitting at the heart of the Mediterranean, between east and west, Europe and North Africa, the food of Sicily is full of citrus, almonds and a plethora of spices, mixing harmoniously with the bountiful indigenous olives, vines and wheat. You’ll find the most delicious, fresh seafood on the coast and mouth-watering meat in land.
Packed full of vibrant flavours, this beautiful collection brings the food of Sicily to your table, with recipes ranging from delicious morsels and fritters to big couscous, rice and pasta dishes and an abundance of granitas, ice creams and desserts, all stunningly photographed. Recipes include:
Saffron arancini
Smoky artichokes with lemon and garlic
Whole roasted squid
Sicilian octopus and chickpea stew
Aubergines stuffed with pork
Roasted pork belly with fennel and sticky quinces
Bitter chocolate torte
Limoncello semifredo
An island of beautiful contradictions, Sicily is both a frugal peasant land with a simple robust cuisine, and also full of ornate glamour and extravagance, and in these pages Ben Tish unlocks the secrets of Sicily’s culture and food. So dive in and experience this unique culinary heritage for yourself, bring the sights and sounds and aromas of this beautiful food to your home.
Like this? You'll love Ben Tish's other books - Mediterra and Moorish
Ben is the Chef Director of Cubitt House, where he oversees the food offering across a number of pubs and eateries in London. With a love of the Mediterranean, the food and its history, one of Ben's passions is recreating the flavours and dishes of his travels in his own home and restaurants.
Ben appears regularly on TV including Saturday Kitchen, Sunday Brunch, and Masterchef and writes for Delicious, Guardian, Telegraph, Times, Noble Rot, Restaurant magazine, Chef magazine, and other publications. Ben has written four books, and contributed to many others.
Ben lives in East Sussex with his wife Nykeeta and his French bulldogs.
@ben_tish / chefbentish.co.uk
