Sicily has a tradition in the confectionery field beyond comparison with any of the other Italian regions. Colorful, bright, fragrant, sweet never missed appointments with anniversaries and holidays.
The delicious fruit preserves, shaped into round shapes or not, colorful and elegant, it creates the base of "sweets of Erice, the sweets in the pantry belonged to noble families of Sicily once.
This unusual name is due to the fact that the fruits of marzipan were modeled and painted for the first time in the Martorana convent in Palermo. Even today the fruits completely modeled and decorated by hand.
Art of master pastry Sicilian born the "Almond Pastries", a delight for gourmets ... Appetizing pastries with a soft heart with almonds great for accompanying a cup tea.