remembering the food of palermo

back in london

weather has been nice...but today it is raining again

i never got around to post the nice food i have enjoyed in palermo

when there i have dined more than a couple of times in santandrea's restaurant

in the historical centre of palermo

food there is masterfully prepared with a twist on traditional sicilian food

my starter was a raw fish tuna that was literally melting in the mouth

together with scampi and seabass

my mom chose the unusual and oriental pasta cones

as main we both had the fried sardines (marinated in vinegar)

dessert were a orange parfait

and a molten chocolate pudding

streets of palermo

palermo

I am taking a break from bleak london and i am currently in palermo...

the weather is definetly better,

the food excellent (more on it later),

the sea is warm and i have been swimming in mondello, 

but.....

the city is filthy!

you have to slalom through piles of garbage and dog shit!!!

what a shame.

this is a dead locust laying on the pavement:

best tuna pâté ever

today i had a very lazy lunch snack.

sometimes in summer, on the island where i have my holiday, 

there is no fresh fish available so i have resorted to this as it is prepared with canned tuna.

you will need:

can of tuna in olive oil or sunflower oil;

2 scant tablespoon mayonnaise (i have used a rather synthetic hellman's light here);

2 scant tablespoon capers (ideally the one preserved in sea salt) rinsed and finely chopped;

about 80gr (3 tablespoons?) philadelphia;

1 pressed clove garlic;

1 teaspoon lemon rind.

drain the tuna and place in a bowl, 

add all the above ingredients and mix until

it will get to a consistency of a meat rillette.

spread on fresh bread!!!!! soooooooo easy.