Editing Catania (section)

==Food and cuisine==
[[Image:Arancini .jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Arancini]]]]
[[Image:Pasta alla Norma (2563876877).jpg|thumb|right|200px|''[[Pasta alla Norma]]'']]
Food is an important part of Catania's culture and way of life. Local cuisine emphasizes several traits of [[Sicilian cuisine]], whilst developing some of its own character.

[[Street food]] is one of the best ways to experience traditional dishes. [[Arancini]] are perhaps the city's most iconic: they are stuffed rice balls coated in breadcrumbs and deep fried; in Catania, they are shaped like a cone to remind of [[Mount Etna]]. Typical specialties from the city include ''{{lang|scn|cipollina}}'' (puff pastry with onion, tomato, and prosciutto filling), ''bolognese'' (a small pizza topped with tomato, mozzarella, prosciutto, and boiled egg, and covered in puff pastry), ''{{lang|scn|crispelle}}'' (deep fried dough balls with [[ricotta]] or anchovies filling).

During street fairs and religious festivals, street stalls sell ''{{lang|scn|calia e simenza}}'' (toasted chickpeas and pumpkin seeds). Typical from old street markets are ''{{lang|scn|sangeli}}'' (cooked pork blood), ''{{lang|scn|quarumi}}'' (pork tripe), ''{{lang|scn|zuzzu}}'' (pork jelly), ''{{lang|scn|mauru}}'' (edible seaweed), and raw seafood. [[Horse meat]] is very traditional and is sold in shops called ''{{lang|scn|arrusti e mancia}}'' ("roast it and eat it"), which roast the meat in streetside barbecues.<ref>{{citation|url=http://www.notiziecatania.it/notizie/catania/cibo-catanese-catania-e-la-patria-della-carne-di-cavallo/|title=Catania, patria della carne di cavallo|date=19 September 2016|access-date=3 October 2019|archive-date=6 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190906162256/http://www.notiziecatania.it/notizie/catania/cibo-catanese-catania-e-la-patria-della-carne-di-cavallo/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Apart from street food, typical dishes from Catania are: ''[[pasta alla Norma]]'' (pasta with fried aubergine, tomato sauce and ricotta salata cheese), named after the [[Norma (opera)|namesake opera]] by [[Vincenzo Bellini]]; ''{{lang|scn|pasta cco niuru}}'' (pasta in cuttlefish ink), ''{{lang|scn|maccu}}'' (fava beans purée), ''{{lang|scn|bastaddi affucati}}'' or ''{{lang|scn|brocculi affucati}}'' (stewed cauliflower or broccoli), ''{{lang|scn|caponata}}'' (sautéed vegetables) and ''{{lang|scn|scacciata}}'' (a pie filled with tuma cheese) which is traditional during [[Christmas]]time.<ref>{{citation|url=https://newsicilia.it/cultura/la-scacciata-catanese-le-origini-del-piatto-natalizio-per-eccellenza-della-tradizione-etnea/377264/|title=La scacciata catanese, le origini del piatto natalizio per eccellenza della tradizione etnea|date=26 December 2018|access-date=6 October 2019}}</ref>

Catania is also famous for its ''pasticceria'' (pastries and cakes). Pastries vary according to season and to seasonal events: during the [[Festival of Saint Agatha (Catania)|Festival of Saint Agatha]], patron saint of the city, there are the ''{{lang|scn|cassatelle}}'' (small [[cassata]]s) and ''{{lang|scn|olivette}}'' (olive shaped [[almond paste]]). In [[Easter]], there are ''{{lang|scn|aceddi ccu l'ovu}}'' (boiled eggs covered in biscuit). In [[summer]] there is [[granita]]. During the ''Festa dei morti'' (traditional celebrations in [[All Souls' Day]]) there are biscuits called ''{{lang|scn|ossa di mortu}}'', ''{{lang|scn|rame di Napoli}}'' and ''{{lang|scn|nsuddi}}''.

Drink [[kiosks]] are everywhere in town and serve [[soft drink]]s. Traditional soft drinks are made by mixing fruit syrups with [[carbonated water|soda]] and other flavors such as [[anisette]].

Local products include [[blood orange]]s, [[pistachio]]s from [[Bronte, Sicily|Bronte]], extra-virgin [[olive oil]], [[opuntia|cactus fruit]], [[cherry|cherries]], [[grape]]s from [[Mazzarrone]], [[strawberry|strawberries]] from [[Maletto]], [[Edible mushroom|mushrooms]], [[honey]] and [[wine]].<ref>{{citation|url=https://www.agricolturafinanziamenti.com/elenco-dei-prodotti-siciliani-di-qualita/|title=Elenco dei prodotti siciliani di qualità|date=3 April 2016 |access-date=6 October 2019}}</ref>