Sicily — Vegetables & Contorni
Not frying aubergine separately (gets mushy in the stew). Serving hot instead of room temperature. Getting the sweet-sour balance wrong. Using too much tomato (overwhelms the agrodolce). Skipping the celery (essential textural contrast).
Not frying aubergine separately (gets mushy in the stew). Serving hot instead of room temperature. Getting the sweet-sour balance wrong. Using too much tomato (overwhelms the agrodolce). Skipping the celery (essential textural contrast).
Caponata connects to similar techniques: Provençal ratatouille (vegetable stew logic), Turkish imam bayıldı, Lebanese batenjan (aubergine tradition).
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