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Gent, Flanders, Belgium
The 'Me' represented here as 'Il Mezzogiorno- cucina siciliana' is a team of entusiastic, exuberant and(probably) hedonistic italian cooks and not, with a passion for good food and wines and everything that brings joy and fulfilment of the senses... and soul! There is Michele the big boss. There is Dario the one responsible for the everyday cookings of the hot kitchen and Sonia (that's me) the one that makes the fresh pastas, desserts and other delicious things. We specialise in Sicilian and south Italian cuisine (with a hint of north here and there!), hence the name 'Il Mezzogiorno'. Sicilian, because Michele is sicilian and as every home-sick sicilian in the world he has recreated a piece of home away from home, in the small town of Gent in Belgium. We are not professionally trained chefs, but we hope we have, in time , learned from mothers and granmothers from books and television, secrets and tricks that we are happy to share with you in this blog. Hope you'll enjoy trying some of our recipies.

Prosciutto, formaggio e fichi di Sicilia


The first starter we served this morning probably sums up my idea of what food...
good fresh unadulterated food really is.
A slice or two of freshly sliced Parma ham....
a piece or two of cheese, in this case 'Pecorino Primosale' and 'Ragusano'
A few black figs soaked in a light Marsala marinade
A few nuts for crunchiness
And to top it all up a few pomegranate seeds bursting with sweetness and sharpness
A few drops of extra virgin olive oil
and Bob's your uncle!


( Barone dear did you ever find out where the expression comes from?)

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