Palermo, Sicily, (Part 3 of 3).

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In our previous blog we walked among the dead in the Capuchin Catacombs, ate pastries made with centuries old recipes from the nun’s of Saint Catherine Monastery and visited stunningly beautiful churches.

Now we rush through the narrow streets to our meeting point for the “evening street food tour”.

The first glims of our meeting point at the end of the street.
Distracted by a Puppet Opera, only in Palermo.
One of Europe's largest opera theatres is not difficult to find, but now we have to find our tour guide.
The first stop was at Bottega Monteleone where Valeria, our host, welcomed the group with organic bubbles.
The second stop was Forneria Bonaccorso for a focaccia, topped with cheese.
The third stop is Taverne Azzura for a shot of special home blend alcohol, not available anywhere else.
Valeria's stories are passionate and when she speaks, she does so with a lot of gestures and facial expression. Very Italian or Sicilian. Now we understand why the buildings look so dilapidated: A Sicilian prefers to spend his earning on good quality olive oil instead of a can of paint.
A very good artist impression of Palermo. Despite the dark gloomy buildings the city is colourful. Despite the homogenous architecture, the city is chaotic.
Of course you eat on the street.
As you might have guessed, we are again at the Vucciria market. Look at the graffiti in the background.........and still the food is delicious. Would you have expected that?
The lady in the previous photo makes a variety of what can be described as croquettes and "bitterballen" for which there is no English translation.
The 5th stop was this stall that sold spleen-sandwich. (Spleen = organ that produces red blood cells).
The 6th stop was Night & Day Ganci.
Where we were treated on savoury pastries and beer.
For those who could manage, there was ice-cream in La Kala, our final stop. A big thank you to Valeria for this entertaining, educational and culinary tour. We slept like babies after this.
Italian Prosciutto ham.
Italian Prosciutto ham.
Garlic and Onions.
Garlic and Onions.
Sicilian cheeses.
Sicilian cheeses.
"Cucuzza Longa", or Sicilian zucchini.
"Cucuzza Longa", or Sicilian zucchini.

The next day we spent on provisioning the boat since it was time to move on to our next destination; Tunisia.

But that is for another story. Thank you for following our blog, Liza and Frits.