More food

I am having the time of my life eating the really traditional foods here in my beloved Sicily.

Above are stuffed sun dried tomatoes. Absolutely delicious.

Here we have a traditional summer staple that is a so called cibo fresco or a cool food. This means that it cures irritations as opposed to hot foods such as peppers or eggplants that are tasty, but should be eaten in moderation. But no one eats sgg plants in moderation here. They are simply too good. But you get the picture. This dish known in Sicilian as cucuzza e tinnirumi, snake aquash and it's tender shoots, is simply boiled and seasoned with olive oil ans sea salt. I add a little garlic.
Notice that I avoided the term extra virgin. Here all oil is extra virgin. We take virginity very seriously  so it's assumed that oil as well as women are virgins. Also, we are not very parsimonious with salt. Screw you Mayor Bloomberg. We love plenty salt and  plenty of sun.