Cuisine of Favignana Island for gourmets. Places for dinner - best restaurants

Food plays an important role in the life of Italian people. It can be explained by their desire to get the most of life. True Italian gourmets are very scrupulous about the dishes they eat. Everything must be perfect: from the sauce which must be appropriate for the particular shape of pasta to wine and the company they will have lunch with. However, if you came alone to Favignava, don’t be upset. Local waiters will always help you to choose the best wine.

Pasta is considered to be the main food in Italy. Italians invented pasta and they haven’t stopped to improve and modify it. Pasta is divided: by composition (with or without eggs), by shelf life (fresh pasta and dry past which we buy in supermarkets), by the production method and by shape. Pasta is served in absolutely different variations here. It can be colourful, long, stuffed with various ingredients, and in the shape of a horn or a spiral. Don’t be afraid to gain extra weight, pasta is made of coarse ground. Lasagne is one of the varieties of pasta. It is a layered dish with meat, cheese, béchamel sauce and pastry. Other types of pasta food are ravioli and tortellini, that can be filled with meat, seafood, potatoes and even jam.

Italians often buy pizza for a quick snack. Yes, it is not only a national dish here. It is a kind of fast food which you can eat on the go. Two slices of pizza are usually put together and eaten on the go. All of the pizzas are divided into two groups: Neapolitan with thick dough and Roman, made on the thin dough. Moreover, you can taste red pizza with tomato sauce or white pizza, focaccia, without sauce. There is a great number of pizza toppings on le isole di Favignana. You can try delicious seafood, meat, vegetarian and even sweet pizzas here. Vegetarian Caprese, classical Margarita and Pepperoni can be found in every cafe and restaurant here. Copyright www.orangesmile.com

One more popular Italian dish is risotto which you can find in every Italian restaurant. The dish consists of rice with different toppings. Be sure to try fish risotto, seafood risotto, risotto with truffles and romano risotto with chicken liver sauce. Pay your attention to local vegetable soup. Soup is a figurative name for liquid dishes here. For example, a soup made of mussels is not a soup. It is a variant of serving and cooking mussels with wine, garlic and sauce. The same can be said about the soap of seacocks and clams soup.

There are also quite traditional first meals on the island. Many locals love a simple vegetable soup on chicken or vegetable broth. The dish is incredibly delicious if it was made of fresh ingredients but not frozen products. You should be careful because even expensive restaurants use frozen products in their dishes. Don’t miss a chance to try minestrone. It is a famous Italian soup. This dish is a pearl of Italian cuisine because of its recipe. The original recipe includes seven different seasonings, meat and vegetables. Unfortunately, you won’t find this dish, made according to the original recipe in every restaurant. However, you can eat schnitzel with saffron and spices, steak, stewed beef, veal chops eggplant with parmesan, saltimbocca alla Romana, and dishes made of local tuna.

Do you like coffee? Then Favignava is perfect for you. Locals love coffee and can make it perfect. Ice cream is the most popular dessert on the island. It is so delightful that people eat this dessert for breakfast. You can find it with different toppings such as fruit, chocolate, nuts and coffee. The biggest portion on the island weighs 400 grams. Don’t pass by local biscuits, pannacotta and famous tiramisu. Locals prefer coffee, juice and tea. Wine is an essential part of a good meal, especially dinner. Grappa, Amaretto and Limoncello are also popular hard drinks among Italians.