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FOODBUZZ 24X24: SICILIAN STREET FOOD NEW YEAR’S EVE PARTY

January 1, 2012 By Manu 13 Comments

The majority of you know that, even though I now live in Australia, I was born in Milan – Italy, by Sicilian parents and even though I was brought up in one of the most glamorous and fashionable cities of the world, I have always been attracted to the simple yet amazingly delicious food that you buy in small shops, stalls, markets or on the streets.  As a child, I used to spend my summer holidays in Sicily visiting my grandparents and I remember going regularly to one of the most famous markets of Palermo: Il Capo.  My granny and my dad would buy fresh food and veggies and lots of fish among people hawking in Sicilian to showcase their merchandise and attract clients.  It was so much fun!  But the thing that really motivated me the most to enter the narrow and crowded alleys of the market was my daily treat… I could choose anything I wanted from one of the many carts that sold the most delicious street food you can think of.  My mouth is watering just thinking about it!!  They had both sweet and savoury delicacies, but I would often have a savoury treat… how can you resist the temptation of arancine, sfincione or potato croquettes?

My parents are visiting from Italy to spend the holiday season with my family.  So, when I got Foodbuzz’s email for this month’s 24X24, I thought it would be nice to hold a 24X24 event about my family’s Sicilian Street Food Party that I organised for this New Year’s Eve.  This was the second time I hosted a 24X24 event: I had so much fun organising the Christmas in July event, that I was really excited when I got Foodbuzz’s acceptance email!

 

The idea behind this event, which was held at our house on Saturday 31st January, was to recreate some of the most famous street food from Palermo and to relive some happy childhood memories with my parents and share them with my husband and daughters.  So they too could get to taste some of the great Sicilian street food that can’t be found elsewhere.

To decorate the table, we made a little banner representing Sicily, with one of the sides of a carretto siciliano (a little chariot), orange trees and prickly pears and we put it behind the dishes when I took the pictures.

If you were wondering what a real carretto siciliano looks like… here it is.

Carretto Siciliano

We also served cazzilli and rascature in the traditional cone made with paper, called “u coppu”… in Sicily they use a special paper to make this, but simple baking paper will do the trick.

We also put some Sicilian music in the background.  My favourite folk songs are Ciuri Ciuri, Vitti ‘na Crozza and Si Maritau Rosa… There is nothing better than listening to folk groups singing, playing and dancing these old songs!

I also found some of my pictures from my holidays in this beautiful city, so I thought of sharing them with you.  I love the Arab and Norman influence you can easily see everywhere.  There is also a picture from La Zisa, where my grand mother was born.

Palermo

I made some of the most famous and delicious street/finger food from Sicily that cannot be bought anywhere else and I am going to show all of you how to replicate it in your own home!  You will be able to taste a piece of Sicily, without having to travel all the way there.

The menu I submitted to Foodbuzz’s 24X24 was divided into Drinks, Main Buffet, Sweets and After-meal sections.  Here is the detailed menu of what I prepared:

Drinks

  • Pomegranate Martini
  • Il Siciliano Cocktail

Main buffet

  • Arancine (fried rice balls filled with “bolognese” sauce, peas and mozzarella)
  • Cazzilli/Crocchè di patate (potato croquettes)
  • Pane e Panelle (fried slices of chickpea dough, served in home-made bread rolls called “Mafalde”)
  • Rascature* (a fried mixture of what remains from the panelle and cazzilli doughs)
  • Ravazzate (home-made baked soft buns filled with “bolognese” sauce)
  • Sfincionelli (Palermo’s pizza – topped with tomato and onion sauce and slivers of Caciocavallo Ragusano cheese)
  • Spiedini (meatball, cheese and salami skewers, breaded and fried)
  • Crostini (deliciously thick “bolognese” sauce and Primosale cheese layered on bread)
  • Polpo bollito (octopus served with freshly squeezed lemon juice)
  • Pollanchelle (corn on the cob)

*This dish was not originally included in my proposal to Foodbuzz: it was a spur of the moment decision.  As they turned out great, I am sharing the recipe with you as well!

Sweets

  • Brioches con gelato (home-made pistachio ice cream served in home-made soft buns)
  • Cassatine (little “Cassate Siciliane”, ricotta cakes with chocolate and home-made marzipan)
  • Gelo di melone (watermelon jello with chocolate and pistachios)
  • Buccellato (shortbread cake filled with dried figs, mixed nuts and chocolate)

After the meal

  • Iced espresso
  • Mixed nuts
  • Spumante (at midnight)

All the dishes are completely handmade (from the gelato to the brioche to the marzipan for the cassatine…).  I have also featured a couple of cocktail recipes (it was New Year’s Eve after all!) and my family’s iced espresso recipe!

Let me say that most of the street food is traditionally fried and rich, so I tried to include a few baked options and some healthier fish and veggies too.  As I have quite a few recipes to post and I want to write about them the way I always do (with detailed instructions and step by step pictures), I will post the new recipes over the next couple of weeks (there are many!)… So please stay tuned!  As for the recipes of Arancine, Sfincionelli, Brioches/Panini al latte, you can already see them by clicking on the links.

I will not post about the Polpo bollito as it is really not a recipe, but just octopus boiled in hot salty water for about 20 minutes and served with a squeeze of lemon juice.

Polpo bollito

Nor will I post about Pollanchelle, as it is corn boiled on the cob in hot salty water and served warm.

Pollanchelle

I will write a dedicated post for each of the remaining recipes and post them over the next couple of weeks.  All you have to do is come back here to check them out.  Here is a preview of the “menu” (hoover over each image with the mouse for the name of the dish and, where already available, a link to the recipe):

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So, stay tuned and HAPPY NEW YEAR everyone… check out Sydney’s famous fireworks in this video!!!

If you liked my Sicilian Street Food New Year’s Eve Party, please head over to this month’s Foodbuzz 24×24 and send some buzz my way! 🙂

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Comments

  1. cristina says

    January 1, 2012 at 11:58 pm

    OMG this all looks SO GOOD!!!!!!!!! I think I’m moving to Sicily. Stat. Or even better, I’ll just move next door to you and mooch. 😉 Great photos, and can’t wait to try the recipes! Oh, and by the way? The baccalà you posted the other day? I made it with polenta for Christmas Eve and…wow…it was probably the tastiest dish that has ever come out of my kitchen! Thank you!!! 🙂

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  2. Eva says

    January 2, 2012 at 12:53 am

    Wow, that is certainly a feast, Manu! I would live to try everything on that table. Congratulations on having your theme approved by Foodbuzz.

    Reply
  3. J @ ... semplicemente j ... says

    January 2, 2012 at 3:52 am

    Come sempre le foto delle tue pietanze sono favolose … ma le foto delle tue bimbe … semplicemente stupende!

    Che lavorata … complimenti!

    Reply
  4. Dotty says

    January 2, 2012 at 3:15 pm

    Hi there,
    I enjoyed this post. I live in Canada, but was raised by Sicilian parents (we’re from Menfi, near Sciacca, about an hour south of Palermo). My in-laws are Canadian, and for their family’s Christmas gatheri, I made arancini. No one had heard of them before, and they all loved them — how could they not??

    You brought me back to Sicily with you mention of Ciuri Ciuri (swoon – it was a must on the playlist at my wedding) and pane e panelle. The only thing missing from you menu was roasted chestnuts!!

    Nice feast 🙂

    Reply
  5. Giulietta | Alterkitchen says

    January 2, 2012 at 8:36 pm

    Great 24×24! I can’t wait to see all those fabulous recipes 🙂

    Reply
  6. Nuts about food says

    January 3, 2012 at 2:10 am

    I definitely want to visit that castle the next time I got to Sicily. What a lovely buffet you created. Wow!

    Reply
  7. Elyse @The Cultural Dish says

    January 3, 2012 at 1:29 pm

    I’m so excited to be in the 24×24 with you! Great party!

    Reply
  8. Kiri W. says

    January 4, 2012 at 11:33 am

    Ooooh, I haven’t had arancine in too long! What a lovely theme party!!

    Reply
  9. Joan Nova says

    January 4, 2012 at 11:37 am

    Looks like a fun way to ring in the new year. Congrats on 24×24 and best wishes for the new year.

    Reply
  10. Sandra's Easy Cooking says

    January 4, 2012 at 12:58 pm

    I am BUZZING!!!..This looks just wonderful Manu! Love your party and street food, and of course everything looks ten times better and healthier because you made it!!! Love the post and congrats on 24×24!

    Reply
  11. Beth Michelle says

    January 5, 2012 at 5:27 am

    Your kids are SO adorable Manu! What a delicious New Years Eve! Hope you enjoyed. Happy 2012!

    Reply
  12. Christy @ Confessions of a Culinary Diva says

    February 1, 2012 at 5:14 am

    What a fun party! I definitely felt like I was there. The menu looks fabulous and I’ll be back to check out the recipes!

    Reply
  13. Luisa Bellissimo says

    December 2, 2020 at 2:37 am

    Wow. Everything looks so delicious.
    When we visited Palermo the food was second to none! Thanks. Can’t wait to try some of your recipes! An Italian from Canada.

    Reply

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