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A day in Licata, Sicily
with a fine lunch ashore
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Friday 30th September 2022
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This was our second visit to the port
of Licata. The last time we were here, in 2017, we had
no time to look around the town and were driven straight
from the port for a day long excursion, details of which
can be found by following this link.
Today, we decided to spend the day in
the town and even made a spontaneous decision to have
lunch ashore, which turned out to be quite an adventure.
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The port
looked deserted and nobody checked us going us. |
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The town
didn't appear to be on the tourist trail, which appealed to us. |
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This sign, outside a
modest looking restaurant, caught our eye. We had been planning
to have lunch somewhere in town. Should we take the plunge
and dine here? While we were pondering, a man opened the
door of the restaurant and asked if he could help us? "Do
you have a table available for lunch", we asked? "Yes",
he said. So we reserved it. Our minds had been made up for
us! The restaurant only opened at 1:00pm and it was still
mid-morning, so we continued exploring the town. |
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From
the outside, this church was completely plain. Inside it was quite
simple too. Unusual, we thought. |
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At 1.00 pm, we returned
to the restaurant. |
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We struggled a bit with
the menus, which were only in Italian, so it was easiest
to choose one of the three tasting menus called L’Illusione
(The Illusion). It was also the shortest and cheapest menu...
but it wasn't cheap at €130 per person, excluding wine.
They suggested a bottle for €120 but we chose another
one at a mere €60! |
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The amuse bouche - prawn
cracker and pepper stuffed with something deliciously fishy. |
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Pizzaiola: merluzzo all’affumicatura
di pigna.
Filo crust, cod, potato and cream and pine cone smoke. |
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Whipped Mozzerella in a
rich tomato sauce. |
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This
dish came with a special explanation in English (see above). |
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Polpo “Nummari”.
Baby octopus in a fennel and crumb sauce. |
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Riso e Scampo
(Rice and Norwegian lobster with broken spaghetti and a spicy
tomato sauce.
More if we needed it in Mama's casserole! |
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Tataki - Barbeque tuna
and aubergine. |
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Predolce - the first dessert
- lime sorbet. |
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Dolce - the second dessert
- peach ice cream and cannoli.
This was the best cannoli we have ever eaten. |
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Caramel almonds with coffee. |
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The meal
service began at 1:00pm and finished at 3:30pm, after which we staggered
back to the port.
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Back on board, we noticed
the chef returning with fresh produce for the Captain's
farewell meal tonight. We couldn't possibly, could we? Somehow,
we did just that. We may never eat again! |
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We were
a bit puzzled by the development on the hill (on the left), as seen
from the ship. |
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With
a bit of research, we established that they were mausolea. |
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At 6:00pm
we sailed for Syracuse after a very pleasant day here. |
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