What You Should Eat
When it comes to Mediterranean Italy (or any region of Italy, for that matter), one thing that you simply must try is the pizza! Two styles that stand out here are Neapolitan pizza and Sicilian pizza. Neapolitan pizza, or pizza Napoletana, is characterized by its simple ingredients and smaller size, usually closer to a personal pizza than a pie meant for sharing. If you like fresh mozzarella cheese and basil, rich olive oil and lots of tomato sauce, this is the pizza for you!
Sicilian pizza, as you might guess, comes from Sicily. It is also known as sfincione, which loosely translates to “thick sponge,” due to the thick crust that forms its base. This crust is less crispy and more fluffy, and it is topped with a meatless sauce flavored with herbs, breadcrumbs and sometimes grated cheese. Some defining features of authentic Sicilian pizza are its square shape and lack of mozzarella cheese — mozzarella is typically made with cow’s milk, but most of the milk in Sicily is produced by goats or sheep.