On the 16th November, 2010 the Mediterranean diet received by UNESCO the status of Intangible Heritage of Humanity. It was defined as: “a marker of identity and a space for sharing and dialogue which is transmitted from generation to generation, particularly through families, and which provides a sense of belonging and sharing for those who …
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Sicily is the epitome of bakery as an art expression: cannoli, cassata, almond pastries are the results of ancient mingling that have now defined the Sicilian cuisine as one among the richest when talking about sweet food pleasures. Extra virgin olive oil is often a part of the bakery tradition as an element which can …
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“Olive oil or extravirgin olive oil? Which one should I prefer?” If you have ever asked yourself this question while staring at the bottles on the supermarket shelves, then you are a conscious consumer. Olive oil world, indeed, is made of a lot of different products in terms of organoleptic features, taste and intensity: everything …
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According to an ancient legend, once, Athena, the Greek goddess of justice, and Poseidon, god of sea, challenged each other to give all men the most beautiful gift. Zeus, lord of all the gods, would be the judge of this competition. The most powerful and fastest horse in the world came out from Poseidon’s pointy …
Siracusa lemons, along with olives, sea and sun, are one of the first marvellous things that come to your mind when you think of Sicily. Today, you can purchase several varieties. One of them, the most widespread in Siracusa and also in our farm, is called Femminello: a curious name reffering to the great fertility …
In Sicily, in a dark and dusty cellar, some years ago there was an ancient Sicilian barrow. In the past, it worked a lot carrying the olives and the pomace during the months after the 1st of November: according to tradition, harvest used to start in November and finish in January. Abandoned, during the years, …
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Our olive oil is called favola, because it wants to tell about Sicily, its perfumes, its fragrances and its hosting art: our land and its different varieties of olives – more than 30 cultivars just in our land – give us the possibility of offering to our customers different kinds of extra virgin olive oil …
The story of our farm takes its name from our family name, Oliva, since our grandfather founded the first olive oil mill in 1957 in the Southern Sicily, in the little town of Solarino. In the South of Italy, many family names come from the nickname of some ancestor whose job was linked to the …
December, 13rd is the shortest day of the year, but it is also the day we celebrate a woman, saint and martyr: Santa Lucia. In Italy that’s a very popular celebration, in the north-east it stands in for Santa Claus and brings gifts to children who behaved well. In the south, above all in Syracuse, …
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