You had me at Bucatini
Pasta with sardines and wild fennel is a typical poor dish of Sicilian cuisine which comes from the combination of a few simple ingredients: sardines, raisins, pine nuts, and wild fennel.
Behind this simplicity lies a great symphony of flavors and aromas: from the taste of the sardines, we get to the fresh and aromatic touch of the fennel, very intense.
In my mother's dialect, this recipe is called “Pasta chi sardi“, which immediately reminds me of my grandma, who initiated me to this pasta, many years ago.
The peculiarity of this recipe is that – in Italy – fishermen are allowed to catch sardines only between March and September. Moreover, just in this same period, wild fennel grows spontaneously and can be yield.
A legend says that the recipe for Pasta with Sardines was born to hide the “bad” smell of sardines with the intense scent of wild fennel.
In Sicily, there are several variations of Pasta with Sardines.
For example around Trapani’s area it’s used (as in my recipe) to sprinkle the dish with crispy breadcrumbs, while in other versions, saffron must be added. Feel free to try it as well!
Behind this simplicity lies a great symphony of flavors and aromas: from the taste of the sardines, we get to the fresh and aromatic touch of the fennel, very intense.
In my mother's dialect, this recipe is called “Pasta chi sardi“, which immediately reminds me of my grandma, who initiated me to this pasta, many years ago.
The peculiarity of this recipe is that – in Italy – fishermen are allowed to catch sardines only between March and September. Moreover, just in this same period, wild fennel grows spontaneously and can be yield.
A legend says that the recipe for Pasta with Sardines was born to hide the “bad” smell of sardines with the intense scent of wild fennel.
In Sicily, there are several variations of Pasta with Sardines.
For example around Trapani’s area it’s used (as in my recipe) to sprinkle the dish with crispy breadcrumbs, while in other versions, saffron must be added. Feel free to try it as well!
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