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| En route to Enna... | ||
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| ...we pass Gagliano - Castelferrato where Neolithic burial sites are clearly evident in the stark rock of the Saracen castle which was converted in Norman times and used until the mid C18th. | ||
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| Calascibetta is clearly seen across the valley from Enna. | ||
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| Enna is dominated by its Castello di Lombardia. | ||
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| Built over the site of the Sicani's Temple to Demeter. Enna was the Sicillian centre of the Cult of Demeter and Persephone. | ||
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| Eunus, a Syrian, led a slave revolt in 135BC against the Romans; for 3 years he remained undefeated. | ||
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| Youths gather, late afternoon, to play table soccer near the cafes. | ||
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| A bronze reproduction of Bernini's Abduction of Persephone was erected in the C18th. | ||
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| It refers to the belief that the site of her abduction was a field of flowers by a small lake and cavern near Enna. | ||
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| An abandoned 'Palmento' or wine press. | ||
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| The massive beam for the press is still in place. | ||
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| The upper floor had collapsed revealing the kitchen and oven. | ||
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| Annamaria Campione, Mariangela Ruggeri, Bartolomeo, Gaetano Siciliano, Domenico Trovato Salinaro | ||
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| While grapes may no longer be mass produced, local fruits and vegetables enrich traditional foods. | ||
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| Arancini: fist sized balls of rice, stuffed with meat & sauces and deep fried. | ||
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| Vastedda: bread stuffed with ham & cheese. | ||
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| Nfascia: layers of puff paistry folded around a creamy filling... | ||
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| ...flavoured with elder flowers. | ||
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| Canoli: paistry tubes with ricotta filling. | ||
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| Sicilian Tamina & Rusello wheats are harvested in June & July and are often mixed. | ||
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| AGAI stone grind the wholegrain wheat to ensure moderate temperatures inorder that the sugars don't cristalise. | ||
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| 100 kilos take an hour to grind. The flour is sifted and bagged. | ||
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| Some is sold directly and some is mixed to produce pasta... | ||
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| ...which is slowly dried to ensure optimum quality. | ||
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| Traditional kitchen items. | ||
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| AGAI also produxcws olive oil between mid-October & January. | ||
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