The following list includes names of famous traditional dishes SICILIANA (For a list of Siciliani desserts see Italy Revisited/List of Desserts by Region).

BREAD AND PIZZA DISHES
o Calzone fritti, fried calzone with ricotta
o Crostini al pomodoro, toasted bread with tomatoes
o Focaccia [calzone] alla siciliana, stuffed with onions and tomatoes
o 'mpanata con pomodori secchi, stuffed pizza with chard
o Scacciata, bread pie
o Sfincione di San Vito, pizza with tomatoes
o Sfinciuni, onion and tomato pizza
o Vastedde di ragusa, bread with a variety of toppings

CORN AND RICE DISHES
o Arrancine/Arancine alla siciliana, in some cookbooks presented as "fried" rice balls, in others as "baked"
o Arancine di riso, fried rice balls or croquettes
o Crocchetti di risoo alla palermitana, Palermo rice croquettes
o Cuscusu, sicilian style couscous made with semolina, often served with fish
o Medaglie di riso, cheese and rice croquettes
o Riso con asparagi alla Siciliana, rice with asparagus
o Riso con le fave alla siciliana, rice with lima beans
o Riso con carciofi alla Siciliana, Sicilian artichoke risotto
o Riso e melanzane alla Palermitana, rice with onions, tomatoes and cheese

CHEESE AND EGG DISHES
o Caciocavello al fumo, steamed caciocavallo cheese
o Caciocavallo fritto all'argentiere, fried caciocvallo cheese
o Caciu all'Argintera, cheese fritters
o Cuscinette filanti con ricotta, savory cheese fritters (for recipe see Italy Revisited/Calconi)
o Formaggio all'argintera, fried cheese
o Frosce, vegetable omelets
o Provolone all aceto, fried smoked provolone flavored with oregano and balsamic vinegar


FISH AND SEAFOOD DISHES
o Acciughe al gusto di finocchio, anchovies with fennel
o Agghiotta di pesce spada, swordfish steaks with tomatoes and olives
o Alici all' Agro, anchovies with tomatoes
o Braciole di pesce spada, stuffed swordfish rolls, using cheese and eggs
o Braciole di pescespada, stuffed swordfish
o Calamari fritti, fried squid
o Caponata di pesce, a rich dish with lobster and a variety of vegetables including eggplants
o Caponata di scampi e molluschi, seafood salad
o Nasello/Nascello alla Palermitana, Hake with bread crumbs, flavored with rosemary
o Pescestocco alla Messinese, salt cod with potatoes and other vegetables
o Pesce spada allo spiedino, bread swordfish kebabs with red onions
o Pesci spada a ghiotta, baked swordfish with tomatoes and pine nuts
o Pesce spada al forno, swordfish in tomato sauce
o Pesce spada al limone, swordfish steaks with lemon and capers
o Pesce spada alla Ghiotta
o Pesce spadaalla palermitana
o Ragu di tonno, tuna fish stew
o Sarde a Beccafico, stuffed sardines
o Sarde ai vino bianco, sardines in white wine
o Sarde a beccaficcu, stuffed baked sardines
o Sarde a beccafico, sardine roles
o Sarde fritte alla Siciliana, marinated fried sardines
o Sardine con il finocchio, sardines flavored with fennel seeds
o Scaloppe di maiale al Marsala, pork with Marsala wine
o Stoccafisso alla Siciliana, dried cod with pine nuts and raisins
o Tonno alla marinara, tuna with olives and capers
o Tonno alla palermitana - tuna Palermo-style; tuna marinated in white wine, lemon, garlic, rosemary and broiled, then served with pan-seared sardines
o Tonna alla Siciliana, grilled fresh tuna
o Tonno fresco alla marinara, tuna with baked with tomatoes
o Tonna in padella, tuna flavored with fennel seeds
o Trance di pesce alla siciliana, Sicilian fish steaks
o Triglie alla Siciliana, grilled red mullet
o Trote al marsala, brook trout baked with Marsala
o Vongole alla siciliana, Sicilian steamed clams
o Zuppa di pesce con i gamberi, fish soup with shrimps
o Zuppa di pesce Siracusana, fish soup with tomatoes and white wine

MEAT DISHES
o Agnellino al forno, baked roast lamb
o Agnello in agrodolce alla Siciliana, lamb with tomatoes
o Beccaficu nna cipudda, baked pigeons
o Bistecche alla Siciliana, steak with toamtoes and chili peppers
o Coniglio a purtuisa, rabbit stew
o Coniglio in agrodolce, rabbit in sweet and sour sauce
o Costolette di vitello alla Palermitano, veal cutlets with pecorino cheese
o Farsumagru , steak roles suffed
o Filetto alla siciliana, beef fillet Sicilian style
o Filetto di vitello alla messinese, veal fillets, served in a white wine sauce
o Farsumagru, scicilian meat loaf
o Pitaggio, veal sausages with artichokes and fava beans
o Pollo all'arancia
o Pollo arrosto con rosmarino, roasted chicken with rosemary
o Perrnici alle olive, partridge with olives
o Pollo alla cacciatora con melanzane, chicken with eggplants
o Pollo alla Messinese, chicken, served in a sauce made with canned tuna, anchovies and other ingredients
o Pollo grillettato alla siciliana, chicken dish
o Pollo ripieno, stuffed chicken
o Pollo spezzato e melanzane, chicken with eggplants
o Polpette di maiale con pitaggio, prok with vegetables
o Scaloppe di maiale al Marsala, pork with Marsala
o Scaloppine di maiale al Marsala, fried pork loin, served in a Marsala sauce
o Spezzatino di agnello o capretto, lamb with Marsala
o Stufato alla siciliana, beef stew with onions
o Truscello di Messina, meat balls baked with ricotta
o Vitello con melanzane, veal with eggplants

PASTA DISHES
o Baccala al pomodoro, salt cod with tomato sauce
o Cuscusu di trapani, fish couscous
o Cuscusu trampanese, couscous with fish stew
o Fusilli al forno, meat and fusilli pasta
o Lasagne per Capodonne e Carnevale, rich lasagna for New Year's and carnival, using sausage and ricotta
o Maccheroncelli col cavolfiore, macaroni with cauliflower and pine nuts
o Maccheroni incaciati al sugo di pesce, macaroni with tomatoes and white fish, flavored with basil and parsley
o Pasta a "picchi-pacchi", spaghetti with onions, fresh tomatoes and basil
o Pasta all'aglio e olio del duca, spaghetti with garlic, milk, butter and olive oil
o Pasta alla Norma
o Pasta 'ca muddica, pasta toasted with tomatoes, anchovies and breadcrumbs
o Pasta con broccoli "arriminata", with broccoli or cauliflower, onions and pine nuts
o Pasta con la carne "Capuliata", baked past dish with meat and chease
o Pasta con la mollica, pasta with breadcrumbs
o Pasta con le melanzane, with eggplants and chili pepper
o Pasta con le sarde, macaroni and sardine pie
o Pasta con le sarde alla palermitana, pasta with sardines
o Pasta con le zucchine, with zucchini
o Pasta con sarde, spaghetti with sardines and fennel served on the Feast Day of St. Joseph
o Pasta 'chi vrocculi arriminati, pasta with cauliflower
o Pasta incaciata, with eggplants and tomatoes
o Pasta 'Ncasciata, baked pasta with a variety of vegetables and cheeses
o Pennette aio oio picchio pacchio
o Spaghetti alla carrettiera
o Spaghetti alla Norma, with eggplants and tomatoes
o Spaghetti alla Sicliiana, with eggplants, toomatoes, anchovies and basil
o Spaghetti alla Siracusana, with tomatoes and Pecorino cheese
o Spaghetti con la mollica fritta e l'uva passa, with fried bread crumbs and raisins
o Spaghetti con le melanzane, with eggplants
o Spaghetti di quaresima, for lent, using eggs and breadcrumbs
o Spaghettini alla stracusana, with eggplants tomatoes, peppers and olives
o Il timballo del gattopardo - Sicilian pie; pastry dough baked with a filling of penne rigata, Parmesan, and bound a sauce of ham, chicken, liver, onion, carrot, truffles, diced hard-boiled egg and seasoned with clove, cinnamon, salt and pepper. Gattopardo (the Serval) makes reference to the arms of the Lampedusa family and Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusas well-known novel Il Gattopardo. The dish does not contain catmeat.
o Triglie col finocchio, red mullet with fennel
o Trionfo della Marescialla, spaghetti served in a wine and onion sauce
o Vermicelli al nero di seppie, vermicelli tossed with squid and its black ink sacs
o Vermicelli alla Siciliana, with tomatoes and fresh sardines
o Vermicelli alla Siracusana, using vegetables, peppers, eggplant and tomatoes
o Zita al pomodore e tonno, pasta with tuna, anchovies and tomato sauce

SOUP DISHES
o Fritteda, sweet and sour minestrone, using fava beans, artichokes, tomato paste and vinegar
o Gnocculli, gnocchi dish
o Maccheroni con le seppie, pasta with inky cuttlefish sauce
o Maccu e finocchietto, cold soup of dried fava and fennel
o Minestra di eci, chickpea soup
o Minestrone di Lenticche, lentil soup, often served on New Year's Day as lentils are thought to bring good luck (for recipe see X Italy Revisited/Italian Soups)
o Minestra di piselli freschi e carciofi, pea and artichoke soup
o Minestra di melanzane, eggplant soup
o Minestra di tenerumi, zucchini and tomato soup
o Pasta fritta, fried pasta
o Pallottoline in brodo, meat ball soup
o Rotellini al forno, baked wagon wheels
o Stracciatella con funghi, eggs and mushrooms
o Zuppa di cozze, soup made with mussels and fresh tomatoes
o Zuppa di patate e uova, potatoes and eggs

VEGETABLE AND SIDE DISHES
o Broccoli al diavolicchio, spicy broccoli with olives
o Broccoli alla siciliana, broccoli with cheese, baked
o Broccoletti alla Siciliana, broccoli with anchovies, black olives, red wine and cheese
o Caponata alla siciliana, Sicilian ratatouille, eggplants with tomatoes and olives
o Carciofi alle brace, artichokes with olives
o Carciofi imbottiti alla Siciliana, stuffed artichokes with bread crums and cheese
o Carciofi ripieni or carciofi "ammudicata", stuffed artichokes
o Carote al Marsala, carrots with butter and Marsala wine
o Caponata, pickled eggplant
o Cipolline in agrodole, onions in sweet and sour sauce
o Cipolle alla marsala, sweet onions with Marsala wine
o Crispeddi, fried arnchovy rolls
o Crocchetti di patate, potato croquettes
o Fagiolini al pomodoro, string beans in tomato sauce
o Fagiolini legati, string beans with eggs and chives
o Figiolini verde, green beans with olive oil and lemon
o Ficato d'Isetti cannola, fried pumpkin, served with wine vinegar and mint
o Fritedda, baked artichokes, broad beans and peas
o Fritteda alla Palemilana, vegetable casserole from Palermo
o Frittele di melanzane, fried eggplants
o Funghi arrosto con pignoli, mushrooms with pine nuts
o Funghi 'Ncartati, mushrooms with bread crumbs
o Insalata di arance, salad made with oranges, tossed with olive oil
o Insalata di tarocci, blood orange and red onion salad
o Insalata Siciliana, tomato salad with olives and peas
o Maccu di San Giuseppe - bean paste with fennel
o Melanzane "a Quaglie", eggplants with olive oil
o Melanzane alla siciliana eggplant with cheese
o Melanzane alla Trapanese, eggplants
o Melanzane, pomodore e peperoni arrosto, eggplants, tomatoes and peppers baked in the oven
o Panelle - a Sicilian chickpea fritter, often eaten as a sandwich and popular as street food
o Parmigiana di melanzane
o Peperoni imbottiti, stuffed peppers
o Pepperoni col tonno e vongole, roasted peppers with tuna and clams
o Piatto freddo di ortaggi, mixed vegetables
o Polpette di funghi, mushroom fritters
o Pomodori alla Siciliana, baked tomatoes
o Salmoriglio, sauce
o Salsa sammurigghiu/Salmoriglio, made with olive oil, lemon and parsley
o Timballo di maccheroni, eggplant timbale
o Verdure marinate, pickled vegetables
o Zucchini a scapici, marinated zucchini
o Zucca dorato, golden fried pumpkin
o Zucchine in Agrodolce, zucchine in a sweet and sour sauce

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