Sicily

World of CookingArrive a tourist, eat your mistakes, go home with recipes for a feast

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World of CookingArrive a tourist, eat your mistakes, go home with recipes for a feast

MENFI, Italy — We weave our way out of the densely packed city of Palermo at rush hour and drive south through western Sicily. The road slices through a valley surrounded by huge rocky outcroppings. The sky is a deep blue and green fields stretch ahead like a velvet patchwork bordered by a riot of …

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SPRINGTIME IN SICILYIn the markets of Palermo, vendors share deliciously imprecise recipes

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SPRINGTIME IN SICILYIn the markets of Palermo, vendors share deliciously imprecise recipes

PALERMO, Italy — Nestled among the faded gray and peeling concrete buildings, some still cratered by World War II bombings, sits one of the liveliest markets in Sicily. Bright red and blue awnings cover hundreds of stalls in the colorful Ballarò, the most extensive of many markets in this charming, chaotic city. I traverse the …

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