Panfarcito of Sicily

dicembre 26, 2023

"PANETTONE? INVENTED IN SICILY 700 YEARS AGO AS PANFARCITO"
by Alessandro Fumia.

Panettone was invented in Sicily as early as the 14th century, as Panfarcito was intended, with Passoline, honey and almonds. Whatever you think, panettone has Sicilian origins. It's not a joke or even fake news. The stuffed, leavened bread filled with raisins and candied fruit has 100% Sicilian origins.
Panettone, an Italianized word, better known as Lombardy, is a dessert that has ancient origins that stop in Sicily. The Sicilian name apparently far from the Milanese dessert, instead possesses not only a decisive combination of ingredients, but also a notable portfolio of documents, which relaunch both the name, the shape, the cooking times, as well as the ingredients. The first news of bread stuffed with Passoline comes from a list proposed by a traveler from Palermo in Messina, and dates back to the second half of the 14th century. That list also gave the price of the raw materials used to make that dessert. The production of sweet breads in the Middle Ages tickled the throats of the greediest and the commercial balance of the sovereigns, who aimed to fatten the royal coffers. So, for the production of these sweets, precise laws were passed which saw Sicily divide the privilege between provinces. The oldest sources report a preparation of "Manzapanettum" in 1311 in Montalbano Elicona (ME), in 1367 in Messina, in 1444 in Corleone, in 1422 in Trapani, in 1455 in Palermo.
Sicilians like to instinctively imitate panettun because their ancestors originally invented it. But this is not said or even whispered, imagining an excommunication from Public Opinion. It is time to recover the oldest memories that distinguish us and impose them by force on those who have been denigrating us for over a century and a half.
Sources: Center for Sicilian philological and linguistic studies. Bulletin: Supplements - Volumes 5-6. Palermo 1983, p. 283
In the photo, Bronte pistachio panettone 

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