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Under-the-radar Food Tour of SICILY, Italy - Sicily STREET FOOD + ITALIAN Couscous | Vegan Cultures
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Under-the-radar Food Tour of SICILY, Italy – Sicily STREET FOOD + ITALIAN Couscous | Vegan Cultures

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Did you know that a lot of Italian food just happens to be vegan?

In my series Vegan Cultures, I explore traditional plant-based food from around the world. In collaboration with @SlowFoodInt and with the support of Meatless Monday, this episode is taking us to Sicily.

CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro
00:42 Pane e Panelle
03:34 Cazzilli
07:47 Pesto alla Trapanese
09:08 Couscous con Verdure
13:43 Scaccia
15:22 Buccaturedda
16:31 Scifitieddu
17:01 Vastedda
20:04 Modican Chocolate
26:45 Granita

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We’re starting in Palermo to taste some of its famous street food like Pane e Panelle (chickpea fritters in a sandwich) and Cazzilli (potato croquettes).

In Trapani, we’ll taste a traditional pesto called Pesto alla Trapanese, which is served with the local pasta shape Busiate. Here, we also learn that Sicilians have their very own couscous dishes, which are a product of North African and Arabic influences. We’ll taste Couscous con le Verdure, a delicious dish of couscous soaked in a rich vegetable stock and served with veg.

Afterwards, the journey takes us to Modica, where we find some local stuffed flatbreads like Scaccia and Buccaturedda filled with loads of herbs, tomatoes and aromatics, as well as a savoury pastry called Scifitieddu that is filled with Italy’s best summer ingredients. And there’s Vastedda, a simple fried dough snack.

Modica is also known for its very own method of making chocolate, a result of the Spanish reign during which cocoa beans arrived in Sicily. We’ll see how the chocolate is made from scratch and why it is so different to any other chocolate you might have had before.

And finally, we’ll visit Taormina to taste Sicily’s famous granita with five different flavours: Strawberry, peach, lemon, almond and coffee. Plus, we’ll learn that granita is actually a breakfast and sometimes even eaten with bread!

This series is all about the kind of food that just happens to be vegan – food that emerged from poverty, religion or foreign influences. As such, it’s the type of food that can be truly sustainable. It has already stood that test of time to prove that its core ingredients can grow dynamically in the local climate, while the dishes that sprung from it have been welcomed into the cultural fabric.
But often, these dishes get overlooked as plant-based options. So it’s time to uncover the under-the-radar plant-based foods that exist all around us.

Let me know in the comments which culture I should visit next and what kind of dishes I might find!

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38 Comments

  1. @tbloembergen

    I’m only half way and I love it so much, already looking forward to the next (no pressure😅) good luck to you!

  3. @ymc9694

    Félicitation c'est vraiment extraordinaire comme présentation
    Gracie mile😍😍😇😼
    Bravo pour faire connaître tous ces plats sans torture sur les animaux
    Heureusement nous mangions en vous regardant. Ca fait envie.

  4. @98reivax

    Sicilia, the land of my ancestors. I hope to travel there soon, and try all of these things!!

  5. @DanielaMure0403

    For the chocolate I thought you would have gone to Il Modicano, all their products are vegan … I skipped the chocolate part when the guy mentioned meat 😕 Anyway, I live in Sardinia, you made me want to visit Modica 😋💚

  6. @chubbatheBOSS

    I love how you are always smiling and have such a nice sunny vibe 😊 This is the sunny side of veganism and I’m here for it ❤

  10. @kbplus1

    You did a wonderful job on both videos such high quilts I can’t wait to watch more! So Informational and I learn something which I love!

  16. @StefanMarjoram

    Wow! I never would have guessed Sicily would be such a paradise of vegan friendly cuisine! I'm sitting here drooling on my keyboard. Such wonderful people too. I really hope I can experience it one day 🙂

  18. @BUNNYSVINTAGE

    Stunning looking food and the preparation was just beautiful to watch, a lot of love and care. Merci from France x

  23. @mammontustado9680

    I love how everyone is so warm to Julius. It's incredible how knowing how to speak someone's language makes them immediately like you 😊

  26. @steffgrov3245

    Animals have families!
    Just like us!
    Animals feel pain!
    Just like us!

    Their bodies!
    Not ours!
    Their lives!
    Not ours!

    Being vegan is an obligation!

  32. @vinspad3

    Holy crap he got around. Palermo and Trapani in the northwest. Modica in southeast. And then almost all the way up the eastern coast! Wow!

  33. @mvrck25

    Absolutely loved this video. I'm amazed that there's so many vegan choices in Sicily. Your presentation is also awesome. Keep it coming!

  34. @fabiozangara1532

    Thank you Hermann, I'm from Italy and half of my family come from Sicily. It moves me to see the passion and the happiness in discovering these culinary gems. I'm a vegetarian and in Italy there is a very common prejudice against the vegetarian and in particular vegan culture. This is due to ignorance of the fact that in the past the majority of people did not have access to all the production of animal-based foods that today are abundant due to an opulent and toxic system. This is why I believe your research work is of rare importance, a beacon in the thick fog. GRAZIE!

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