You can't go to Sicily without eating a cannolo! This flour and shortbread baked pastry is rolled in creamy, soft whipped cream and topped with chocolate, frosting, and fruit - it's an appetizing treat. Nowadays, Sicilian rolls have long been popular all over the world and can be found in any Italian pastry store. The first cannolo we ate in Catania was near the cathedral at ? Panificio S. Pracido, and it was a mouthful of sweetness! I wanted to take a few with me when I left Catania, but the store was so packed that I couldn't fit in!

Cassata siciliana

The most eye-catching of these colorful treats is made of sponge cake, liqueur, juice, and cream, draped in green and pink frosting, and garnished with citrus zest and cherries. The flavors were so sweet and cloying that you hurriedly had to have a cup of coffee.

minnuzza di Sant'Agata

Catania's patisserie has a lot of breast-shaped pastries, and I thought they were pornographic. I thought it was an "erotic snack", but then I heard the sad story behind this snack. Legend has it that Agatha, a young girl from Catania, was devoted to following God, and a rejected nobleman, out of love and hatred, tortured the girl to death and cut off her breasts. After her death, the young girl was canonized as a saint, and Catania people made treats in the shape of holy relics to commemorate her. Every year, on February 5, the biggest religious festival in Catania, Sant'Agata, people, all in white, carry the statue of the holy woman in procession and blessing.

Arancino (Sicilian rice balls)

These are spherical or teardrop-shaped fried rice balls made of rice, similar in size and color to an orange. It's usually covered with meat sauce, cheese, ham, and vegetables, etc. How do you choose between the various flavors? Start with these most authentic flavors: tomato bolognese (al ragu'), butter (al burro) and spinach (agli spinaci).

While it's true that the arancino is good in all stores, the one recommended by locals is just across the street from Bellini Gardens, ?Pasticceria Savia, which has a reputation for handfuls of rice balls inside and out.

Cipollata (Garlic Grill)

Where are the heavy eaters who like meat? The panko rolled in garlic cloves and grilled is so fatty and spicy! Over the top! Recommend a Netflix barbecue restaurant that has been featured on a RAI TV program? Dumset da Ricardo, with great prices and horse meat on the side.