Cassatelle di Agira Typical pastry desserts with almonds and cocoa filling A sweet tradition from the heart of Sicily Our most symbolic dessert. Nonna Vincenza made Cassatelle since her childhood, when she attended the workshop of her aunt Providence, a Pastry lay nun...
Almond Paste Cookies with Pistachio Typical Sicilian pastries with Almond and Pistachio. The most important variant of Almond Paste cookies The most important variant of classic almond paste cookies, with a less widespread fruit, but much appreciated. Taste one of...
Paste di Mandorla Typical Sicilian Almond pastries. Almond Crunchiness is mixed with dough softness The main ingredient of this speciality comes directly from Avola, the land of Pizzuta Almon. In their most precious and elegant Sicilian variety, Almond crunchiness...
Olivette di Sant’Agata typical Almond pastries of Catania. A sweet tribute to the Patron Saint of Catania Small and delicate, the Olivette di Sant’Agata are sweet almond paste, scented with rum and coloured in green, prepared in Catania between January and...
LaFrutta Martorana Typical Sicilian Almond pastries Simple goodness worthy of a king It is related that this goodness was born in Palermo, in Santa Maria dell’Ammiraglio convent, or, also called, Martorana. One day nuns decided to adorn all convent trees with...
Infasciatelle Typical Agira’s pastry, with almonds and honey filling Honey and almonds wrapped in a band Soft and tasty like as the two different mixtures where is wrapped up. They are a typical baked cake of Nonna Vincenza’s hometown, Agira, less known than...
