As to history, over the centuries Sicily had been invaded and conquered by many different civilizations each of which left a distinctive mark on the land and on its culinary traditions. As a result of this grat intermingling, we can find traces of the different populations in the ingredients and dishes which, over the years have been enriched and enhanced by Sicilian creativity. Today the Sicilian cuisine is considered the most famous and prestigious of Italy.

SICILY: RICH OF GRAIN AND OLIVE-GROVE
The food preferred by the Sicilians is really the pasta. Among the most typical dishes we remember the macaronies with the cuttlefishes, the macaronies or the spaghetti with the Sardinians, with the fennel, grape, pinoli and saffron; the pasta with anchovies, spicy pepper and crumb of bread. The most famous appetizers are: the arancines, meatballs of meat minced similar to an orange.

THE CUISINE OF THE COAST AND OF THE HINTERLAND
The little towns of the Sicilian coast offer fish products of amazing quality.The fish is spicy with grasses, anchovies and garlic or with olives and capers.
In Trapani the tuna is prepared with oil or salty and dried, the famous “noseddu”. Instead Messina is famous for its dishes of fish sword: seasoned with tomato and onion. In the coast it is diffused the fishing of the sardines, seasoned also them with uvetta, pinoli and anchovies. In the hinterland is possible to taste dishes with strong and tasty taste. The kidskin; the stew with tomatoes, artichokes and asparaguses. In Sicily are produced varied qualities of cheese.

SWEETS
Sicily is famous for the “Cassata” with chocolate, candied fruit, sugar and liqueur Maraschino and studded with compositions of fruit; the Cannoli with ricotta. The nougat with the almonds; the marzipan; the pasta martorana with almonds. Sicily is famous for the ice cream and granulates, with coffee or with lemon.

WINES
The king of the wines is the "Marsala", liquoroso and unmistakable, created by the English John Woodhouse. Mixed with the wine white product in the city of Marsala, with cooked must, syrup of grape and distilled alcohol and to make to slowly boil the everything. Other typical wines are the "white Etna", red and rosy, the Alcamo, the Muscat of Pantelleria and the Malvasia of the Lipari islands.

The king of the wines is the "Marsala", liquoroso and unmistakable, created by the English John Woodhouse. Mixed with the wine white product in the city of Marsala, with cooked must, syrup of grape and distilled alcohol and to make to slowly boil the everything. Other typical wines are the "white Etna", red and rosy, the Alcamo, the Muscat of Pantelleria and the Malvasia of the Lipari islands.

taken from http://www.buonissimo.org/regionale/sicilia.asp