by Jen G 
You may notice my father, whose name is Rocco, is always making fun of all our vegan recipes in the comments section. But what he doesn’t realize is my affinity for vegetables is actually his fault.
Sicilian cuisine is mostly a peasant food and back in the day meat was for rich folks. A Sicilian dish called Caponata, which references capons (castrated roosters) is actually a delicious and totally vegan sweet and sour eggplant stew.…
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This is a bold statement! ” Sicilians are the original vegans”
in my experience. and yes i make bold exaggerated statements all the time that do not reflect reality.
Anything is made better by bread soaked in olive oil.
good olive oil.
That bread is vegan?
bread is water and flour. yes.