SOOD HONEY: EMANUMIELE – The honey we offer to you has special characteristics. It comes from Sicily and is made by Giacomo: a man with an extraordinary love for his land and work. What is so special about our honey? It comes from the Nebrodi Natural Park, one of the most untouched areas on the
Almond, here’s the reasons why we cannot do without it. Almond is the dry fruit par excellence. It is the drupe of the almond tree, a plant belonging to the Rosacea. According to the climate, the fruits are harvested at the end of the summer, in between August and September. While the almond hang on
What is it? The Piacentinu Ennese is an hard cheese, semi-cooked with a typical scent of sheep’s cheeses; an harmonious taste arrives on the palate, the result of the contrast between saffron and black pepper. The Piacentino, cylindrical shape, weighs between 3 and 6 kilos and has a golden yellow rind, thin in the first
The Black Swine of the Nebrodi Mountains is a native Sicilian breed of ancient origins which dates back to Greek domination and handed down to us thanks to the characteristics of these animals: resistant, strong, able to adapt to the weather. Due to the scarcity of pastures and lack of woods, typical aspects of the
Italian wines, the reason why they are different Wine – this mysterious, refined and complex flavour – is the fruit of the vine, one of the most ancient cultivations of our land, root of our civilization. It seems like the hills, the sea, the sun, the love for our territory, were gathered in a masterpiece
Aruci, when desserts are good for health Dry fruit is one of the most typical expressions of the Sicilian cuisine. Sood will tell (and propose to the market) different versions. Almond, pistachio, hazelnut are millennial trees originated somewhere in the East side of the world. Arriving in Sicily, probably, through the Phoenician’s traffics. Sicily is
The history of agriculture is the history of wheat. The crops are millennial. And in Europe, Sicily has been the centre of this wealth for centuries. It was a granary of a thousand empires. The Sicilian whole-wheat bread was served at the banquets of Archimedes, Cicero, Julius Caesar, and then of Frederick II, and gradually
