Think of a dinner where the Chef was not only preparing an authentic dish direct from the southern Italian heartland of Sicily, but he was also describing the history of the produce he was preparing, where he was explaining how it is made, where it comes from, the secrets, the scandals, the myths and the rumours. Sicilian food has an amazing history with strong influences from all the major Mediterranean powers over millennia. Each of the dishes that survive today do so for one reason - they are addictive. A true Sicilian dinner is indeed, Dangerously Addictive.
Sicilian cuisine is better described as a blend of global influence. The melting pot of the ancient world, Sicily's rich legacy was shaped by the Greeks, Romans, Arabs, Normans, French, Spanish and Italians who occupied it throughout the millennia. Most of the ingredients in Sicilian food comes from a different ethnic heritage. For instance, the use of raisins and pinenuts comes from the Arabs, breadcrumbs come from the French, olive and capers from the Greeks, tomatoes & eggplants from the Spanish, No wonder Sicily's tourism slogan says, 'Invade Sicily: Everyone Else Has!'"