20 Sicilian Sweets & Desserts You Must Try
In Sicily desserts are the crowning finish to a meal and not just for those of us who have a sweet tooth. The "Dulce Finale" demands a chefs undivided attention because the end result remains fixed longest in our culinary memories. The Sicilians love for all things sweet has ancient roots and in antiquity honey on the island was prized for sweetening local produce and wine. When the Arabs arrived in Sicily in the ninth century they brought sugar cane, crystallized fruit and other delicious goodies such as sugared almonds. They also left much more than sugary traces behind. During their 250 years domination on the island they created an elaborate irrigation system thereby making possible the Sicilian fruit orchards. The sugar cane industry flourished in Sicily until the late fifteenth century when, with the discovery of the New World, the sugar plantations moved across the Atlantic. The Sicilian sugar industry responded to foreign competition but survived only until th...
