Savoring Palermo: In The Markets and Beyond

On this 5-hour food tour of Palermo we start  at an elegant cafe and we'll munch our way through the lively Capo market, with tastings of fried fish and stuffed sardines, after mouth-watering panzerotti in the kitchen of a renowned female entrepreneur. We'll then have the chance to visit the workshop of one of the city's last puppeteers, a craftsmanship bringing Sicilian history to life.
In an area where Byzantine and Arab influences come together, we’ll have some of the best arancina and panelle – fried rice balls and chickpea fritters, while in a convent's bakery we will try the sacred cassata cake. At Ballarò market we’ll learn about Sicilian agriculture and sample delicious local products, including a bite of stigghiola, grilled lamb intestines. We’ll make our way to our final market, Vucciria, for a glass of minerally white wine from Mount Etna, to accompany a snack of octopus at a local taverna.  We will finish our time together in the Sicilian fashion, with an artisanal gelato.