Fruit

The loquat is a sweet, fragrant spring fruit, traditionally cultivated in Sicily and enjoyed fresh or used in jams and sweet preparations.

Apple is a versatile fruit grown in the Sicilian mountain areas, eaten fresh and used in sweets, preserves, and traditional preparations.

Carob is the fruit of the carob tree, a typical Mediterranean species, used in Sicilian cuisine both fresh and processed into a sweet, nutritious flour.

Figs are sweet, succulent fruits much loved in Sicily, eaten fresh, dried or used in numerous sweet and savoury preparations of tradition.

Blackberries are wild or cultivated fruits of the bramble, gathered in summer across the Sicilian countryside and used fresh or in jams, sweets and syrups.

Strawberries are fragrant, sweet red fruits grown in Sicily and used fresh, in desserts, jams and in traditional springtime preparations.

Walnuts are oily tree nuts grown in Sicily’s hill regions, used in pastries, traditional sweets and both sweet and savoury preparations.

Mandarins are sweet, fragrant citrus fruits abundantly cultivated in Sicily, enjoyed fresh and used in desserts, marmalades and traditional preparations.

Chestnuts are the fruits of the chestnut tree, a traditional staple of Sicily’s mountain regions and the stars of sweet and savoury dishes in autumnal cuisine.

Hazelnuts are tree nuts grown in Sicily’s mountain regions, used in pastry-making, traditional sweets and both sweet and savoury preparations.

Prickly pears are iconic fruits of the Sicilian landscape, sweet and refreshing, and central to a centuries-old tradition of harvesting and enjoying them.

Cherries are sweet, succulent fruits much loved in Sicily, eaten fresh, used in patisserie, and preserved in spirits or syrup.

Mulberries are sweet, succulent fruits of the mulberry tree, a traditional Sicilian species, eaten fresh and used for jams, syrups and traditional desserts.

Wild strawberries are tiny woodland fruits with an extraordinarily intense aroma, gathered in Sicilian forests and used in refined, delicate preparations.