Sicily pasta sauces
Mediterranean island shaped by centuries of Arab, Norman, Greek, and Spanish rule. Home to Pasta alla Norma and Pasta con le Sarde, bold sweet Sicilian pasta sauces unlike anywhere else in Italy.
Alla Norma
The Sicilian pasta that carries a name from opera. Fried aubergine, sweet tomato, ricotta salata, basil, four components that only work when each one is done correctly.
Con le Sarde
A Sicilian sauce that refuses to be categorised. Fresh sardines, wild fennel, raisins, pine nuts, saffron, the combination reads like an inventory of the Arab traders who shaped the island's food. The sweet and the savoury are not in tension here. That is the point.
Ai Ricci di Mare
Sea urchin roe, olive oil, and garlic. The roe is not cooked. It is warmed through by the pasta. The finest expression of the Italian coast, and the simplest.