How Sicily Made Its Sweet Symbols: Glocal Identity and Food

Food is an effective symbol capable of strongly evoking a cultural identity. In the case of Sicily, this role is mainly played by pastry, and in particular by two sweets: cannolo (the singular of cannoli) and cassata. But how does it happen that just these two preparations, rather than others, take...

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Main Author: Dario Mangano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Globus et Locus 2021-03-01
Series:Glocalism: Journal of Culture, Politics and Innovation
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Online Access:https://glocalismjournal.org/how-sicily-made-its-sweet-symbols-glocal-identity-and-food/