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Lo Sfincione

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An Old famous recipe, in between pizza and bread, born in an ancient monastery in Palermo, the Sfincione ( U sfinciuni, in the local dialect) is basically a soft, hot piece of bread flavored with a crispy mix of fresh sicilian tomatos, anchovy, local fabulous caciocavallo cheese, once you have tried a piece of Sfincione yor life is not going to be the same again. 

It' esay to find it during walking around Palermo, especially in the Open Air Markets, every time you see a guy shouting something strange that really hard to understand even for italian people if they are not born in Palermo, a guy behind a handcart full of read good smelling, soft kind of focacce, he is definitely a Sfincione guy. If you order him a piece he is goning to put your slice in the heart of his small handcart, equipped with a small owen, then he is going to put on it some olive oil and than, a sprikle of ground pepper, after that you will recive in your hands a beauful, tailor made, soft, magic slice of Sifincione. The only thing to do than is to sink you teeth in to it, closing your eyes, enjoing this superb sicilian pizza-like focaccia. 

Don't leave Palermo without having teasted some Sfincione, the heart of a real Palermo real food experience. Only with palermhotels you are going to discover the real flavors of Palermo, stay with us, enjoy Palermo in one of ours beautiful Hotels.

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