Have a delicious Friday of sorts / Un delizioso venerdi, piu' o meno

These two dishes are truly for the initiated of traditional Sicilian cuisine. The dish above is of   stigghioli, They are actually rolled up intestines that are rolled up and barbecued. To say that they are an acquired taste is an  taste is an  understatement. Along with sandwiches of spleen and ricotta, they are perhaps the most esotheric foods sold by street vendors.

Below are crocche' di patate or potato crochets. Although not at the same level of initiation as stigghioli, they are also an a acquired taste because they are very oily. 

Both items are sold by street vendors on the street of Palermo who are known as buffitteri or buffet sellers. This word dates back from the times the French occupied Sicily and were thrown out as the results of the Sicilian Vespers.

ENJOY