When Anthony Bourdain visited Sicily on his show Parts Unknown, he and his crew picked many restaurants. Here are all the addresses and the dishes showcased in a convenient list.
This is Parts Unknown, season 2, episode 5. It first aired on October 13, 2013.
DISH – “Sicilian Fine Dining” – Anthony Bourdain Sicily
WHAT IS IT?
Anthony Bourdain had Sicilian wine, white olives, bread and olive oil, abalone served in shell, baby sardines served raw with splash of citrus and salt, octopus and shrimp, tuna tartare, cuttlefish, pasta al finocchietto made of fennel, pine nuts, saffron and anchovies, fried sardines with cured with chestnuts and salt.
“Apparently, there were these white olives, harvested from some secret tree only Torino’s about maybe next to his fishing hole, there was great Sicilian wine…apparently, and apparently I drank quite a lot of it.” -Anthony Bourdain
WHERE IS IT?
Osteria Nero d’Avola
Via, Piazza S. Domenico de Guzman, 2B, 98039 Taormina ME, Italy
Sicily, Italy
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DISH – Spaghetti Al Nero De Seppia – Anthony Bourdain Sicily
WHAT IS IT?
They had panelli, caponata, plate of olives, white wine, spaghetti al nero de seppia and casarecce al pesce spada.
“This is what I’ve been waiting for, this is what I wanted for Sicily to be, something to soothe my shattered soul. It doesn’t take much, a bowl of good pasta, in this case, the famous spaghetti al nero de seppia.” -Anthony Bourdain
WHERE IS IT?
Trattoria Piccolo Napoli
Piazzetta Mulino a Vento, 4, 90139 Palermo PA, Italy
Sicily, Italy
DISH – Horse Meat – Anthony Bourdain Sicily
WHAT IS IT?
They had horse steak and horse meatballs.
“And when you’re talking of late night dining options, you’re talking one thing, the enticing smell of smoke wafting through the streets, a smell that’s enticingly incline, I smell rainbow dash.” -Anthony Bourdain
WHERE IS IT?
Macelleria Equina e Bovina di Garofalo
Piazza Principe di Camporeale, 50, 90135 Palermo PA, Italy
Sicily, Italy
DISH – Blood Sausage – Anthony Bourdain Sicily
WHAT IS IT?
They sampled blood sausage with salt and pepper and tripes with lemon.
“Looks like hell, tastes like heaven.” -Anthony Bourdain
WHERE IS IT?
Catania Fish Market
Piazza Alonzo di Benedetto, 95131, CT, Italy
Sicily, Italy
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DISH – Rabbit Stew – Parts Unknown Sicily
WHAT IS IT?
Anthony Bourdain visited Monaci delle Terre Nere located at Sicily.
They had penne with sun-dried tomatoes and zucchini, rabbit with olive oil and vegetables, sweet bitter, Sicilian wine, honey and cheese.
“Life’s too good, I need a little bitterness to remind myself the eternal tragedy of our existence.” -Anthony Bourdain
WHERE IS IT?
Monaci delle Terre Nere
Via Monaci, Via Pietralunga, sn, 95019 Zafferana etnea CT, Italy
Sicily, Italy
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