Pasta con le Sarde in Palermo
Lunch & Dinner · Must Try
Bucatini with fresh sardines, wild fennel, pine nuts, raisins, saffron, and breadcrumbs.
Pronunciation: PAH-stah kon leh SAR-deh
OmnivoreGluten*
What it is
Bucatini with fresh sardines, wild fennel, pine nuts, raisins, saffron, and breadcrumbs.
Taste translation
If you like seafood pasta with sweet-and-savory contrasts — this is Sicily’s most poetic dish.
Zen's note
Sweet raisins, salty sardines, fennel, saffron — it shouldn’t work, but it’s magic. This is the dish that defines Sicilian cuisine.
