Ragusa province, like the rest of Sicily, is renowned for its Mediterranean cuisine, rich flavours and recipes handed down through generations. Here are a few of the delicious dishes prepared by local families and chefs: specialities every visitor should try.
Lolli co maccu
A traditional Hyblaean first course of fresh pasta in broad-bean broth.
Mpagnuccata
A traditional Carnival sweet made with small balls of soft-wheat dough, baked with honey and sugar.
Scaccia
A rectangular sheet of dough folded over itself, with fillings that vary by taste and season: aubergine, tomato sauce, spinach, cheese, broccoli, ricotta or sausage.
Brioche and granita
A classic Sicilian summer breakfast: soft brioche served with granita, enjoyed one bite and one spoonful at a time. Traditional granita flavours include lemon, almond, chocolate and strawberry.
Ricotta cannolo
A cylindrical shell of fried pastry filled with ricotta, sugar and optional candied fruit.
Boiled biscuits
Once shaped, these biscuits are briefly boiled in water, then left to dry for at least a day before being baked.
Giuggiulena
A traditional Christmas brittle made with caramelised honey and sesame seeds, sometimes with almonds.
Cassata ragusana
A soft yet crisp dough made from durum wheat flour, yeast, lard, eggs and sugar, filled with sieved ricotta, cinnamon and honey.
Pork aspic
Made with inexpensive cuts of pork. The meat is boiled, then covered with its cooking broth, which sets into a jelly.
Impanata
Lamb impanate are filled breads in which the lamb cooks directly inside the dough.
Mpanatigghi
Small crescent-shaped pastries filled with almonds, walnuts, chocolate, sugar, cinnamon, cloves and beef. A traditional sweet from Modica.
Ricotta ravioli with pork sauce
Fresh pasta filled with sweet cinnamon-flavoured ricotta, served with pork sauce and Ragusano PDO cheese.
Ciccio Sultano’s Duomo
In Ragusa Ibla, Duomo is the place to discover Ciccio Sultano’s cooking. To include it in your trip, visit the restaurant’s website for menus, availability and reservations.