Cuisine of Aegadian Islands for gourmets. Places for dinner - best restaurants

"Food plays a very important role in Italia. It can be explained by their desire to get the most of life. True Italian gourmets are very scrupulous about dishes they eat. Everything must be perfect: from the sauce which must be appropriate for the particular shape of pasta to drinks and the company they will have lunch with. However, you can eat alone and local waiters will always help you to choose the best wine and the most delicious dishes. The Aegadian Islands are famous for tuna fish. Tuna and other seafood products can be found in every restaurant on the island but Italians have various delicious dishes made not only of fish.

Don’t pass by local pizza. Italians love this dish and invent new delicious variations of pizza. All of the pizzas are divided into two groups: Neapolitan with thick dough and Roman, made on a thin dough. Moreover, you can taste red pizza with tomato sauce or white pizza, focaccia, without sauce. There is a great number of pizza toppings on the Aegadian Islands. You can try delicious seafood, meat, vegetarian and even sweet pizzas here. Vegetarian Caprese, classical Margarita and Pepperoni can be found in every cafe and restaurant. Italians often buy pizza for a quick snack. Two slices of pizza are usually put together and eaten on the go.

One more famous Italian food is pasta. Italians invented pasta and they haven’t stopped to improve and modify it. Pasta is divided: by composition (with or without eggs), by shelf life (fresh pasta and dry past which we buy in supermarkets), by the production method and by shape. Pasta is served in absolutely different variations here. It can be colourful, long, stuffed with various ingredients, and in the shape of a horn or a spiral. Don’t be afraid to gain extra weight, pasta is made of coarse ground. There is a great choice of pasta dishes on the islands Copyright www.orangesmile.com

Be sure to try lasagne. It is a layered dish with meat, cheese, béchamel sauce and pastry. Other types of pasta food are ravioli and tortellini, that can be filled with different toppings such as meat, seafood, potatoes and even jam. Carpaccio is a delicious Italian dish. It is a dish of thinly sliced meat or fish (such as beef, veal, venison, salmon or tuna). Slices are marined in vinegar and olive oil. One more popular Italian dish is risotto which you can find in every Italian restaurant. The dish consists of rice with different toppings. Be sure to try fish risotto, seafood risotto, risotto with truffles and romano risotto with chicken liver sauce.

Don’t miss a chance to try minestrone. It is a famous Italian soup. This dish is a pearl of Italian cuisine because of its recipe. The original recipe includes seven different seasonings, meat and vegetables. Unfortunately, you won’t find this dish, made according to the original recipes in every restaurant. Pay your attention to local vegetable soup. Soup is a figurative name for liquid dishes here. For example, a soup made of mussels is not a soup. It is a variant of serving and cooking mussels with wine, garlic and sauce. The same can be said about the soap of seacocks and clams soup. There are many meat dishes on the Aegadian Islands. Some of them are schnitzel, steak, stewed beef, veal chops, saltimbocca alla Romana, baked sole and dishes made of local tuna. Vegetarian dishes like eggplants with parmesan are popular here too. Local Italian cheese is very delicious.

Don’t pass by local ice cream. It is so delicious that people eat this dessert for breakfast. You can find it with different toppings such as fruit, chocolate, nuts and coffee. The biggest portion on the island weighs 400 grams. Don’t pass by local biscuits, pannacotta and famous tiramisu. Zabaione is an Italian dessert or a beverage, made with egg yolks, sugar, and sweet wine. Locals prefer coffee, juice and tea. Wine is an essential part of a good meal, especially dinner.