I've always loved caponata and now this dish is set to become a real high-flyer when Luca Parmitano from Catania, who is to become the first Sicilian to journey into space, takes some with him on his International Space Station mission in May next year, reports the Palermo edition of La Repubblica.
The recipe to be used is the brainchild of chef Filippo La Mantia and, as he uses neither garlic nor onions in his version, it was found to be very light when tested at Cape Canaveral three years ago. Thus this dish has been chosen to represent Sicilian cuisine on the mission.
Major Parmitano, who is currently training in Russia, will spend six months on the ISS after taking off from Baikonur in Kazakhstan. The mission logo, designed by Ilaria Sardella from San Giorgio Ionico near Taranto [Puglia], features an image of the earth in the colours of the Italian flag, reports La Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno. Norberto Cioffi, an engineer from Pantigliate near Milan, came up with the mission's name which is, in homage to the Domenico Modugno song, Volare.
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Domenico Modugno - Nel blu dipinto di blu [Volare]
How exciting to have Sicily represented on the ISS. The food without garlic and oil will evoke senses of his home country, well almost.
ReplyDeleteHi,Cuby. Yes, very exciting. I should have said "without garlic or onion" , not "oil". Corrected now.
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ReplyDeleteOh dear - that's going to take some getting used to.
Will it be renamed Caponata Canaveral?
ReplyDeleteSomehow I had missed the news that Sicily is to be represented on the ISS.
ReplyDeleteHi, James. Yes, I like garòlic in mine! It should be, WW!
ReplyDeleteI love caponata too. I've made it at home after my visits to Sicily and it tasted as good.
ReplyDeleteI am crazy for caponata also. I make batches and jar it up every year.
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