{"id":1558,"date":"2021-05-08T21:54:22","date_gmt":"2021-05-08T19:54:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.danilatourguide.com\/?p=1558"},"modified":"2021-05-08T22:01:28","modified_gmt":"2021-05-08T20:01:28","slug":"do-you-know-arancine-i","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.danilatourguide.com\/en\/blog\/do-you-know-arancine-i\/","title":{"rendered":"Do you know arancine\/i?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Rice ball Arancina with meat rag\u00f9 or rice ball butter Arancina?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This has always been my QUESTION. After many years I&#8217;ve found the answer: I&#8217;ll eat both of them!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Depending on which side of the island you\u2019re on, these fried rice balls will change name: Arancina (Palermo and Western Sicily) or Arancino (Catania and Eastern Sicily).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Arancine or Arancini (plural) are breaded and deeply fried rice balls stuffed with different fillings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The most traditional are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Rice Arancine with meat rag\u00f9, filled with meat rag\u00f9 sauce, slow-cooked with tomato sauce, and peas.<\/li><li>Rice butter Arancina, filled with ham and&nbsp;mozzarella cheese&nbsp;or&nbsp;bechamel.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The name, which can be translated as &#8220;little orange&#8221;, probably derives from their shape and colour that reminds of an orange (in Italian \u201carancia\u201d).&nbsp;<br>It is said that its origin dates back to 9th-century&nbsp;when Sicily&nbsp; was under&nbsp;Arab rule.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, Arancina\/o is the symbol of Sicilian street food!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Amongst the most popular finger food or street food they can be found all year round. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Come with me! 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