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Palermo, Salvatore and Vincenzo Pinto's A’ Cuncuma restaurant

17/05/2012

Vincenzo Pinto

Via Judica, 21-23. Agnetta alley
Phone +39 091 8872991- +39 320 1646036
www.acuncuma.com

Here you will find genuine and well defined tastes and very well selected products. It springs in the heart of Palermo, it is a landmark since the brothers Salvatore and Vincenzo Pinto (the former in the room, the latter in the kitchen) decided to take it over. In the past it was known as Le Pitit.

A' Cuncuma

This is a very interesting restaurant where we enjoyed very good food.

A' Cuncuma

This word means trattoria. Here you will find traditional Sicilian products like vegetables, seafood and spices which aren't often used in Italy, above all in Southern Italy.

A' Cuncuma

The restaurant is in a simple style. You will roughly spend 40 Euros. It is managed by the Pinto family with passion and competence. Salvatore is also a professional sommelier.

A' Cuncuma

The breadsticks and the bread are homemade. Sesame is widespread in Palermo and it reminds us of Arab countries, first of all Syria.

The breadsticks

Salvatore Pinto

The oil

I had bread with the high quality Sicilian oil.

A prawn from Marsala

The starter is in the Sorrento Peninsula style.

Occhio di bue

This kind of shellfish was delicious and very expensive.

A kind of shellfish

Aubergines, pine nuts, almonds and honey

This dish included many different consistencies.

Goat cheese gnocchi with sea urchins

This first course was a mix of savoury and sweet tastes. It could be paired with a dry Muscat wine.

Goat cheese

The goat cheese was creamy and in a French style.

Goat cheese

Pasta with broad beans and black olives

The pasta was handmade and very good.

Mullet

This dish was fresh thanks to an orange and oil sauce.

Orange and oil sauce

Mullet

I finished my meal with a typical Sicilian dessert.

Sweet wine and "cannolo" parfait

Marco De Bartoli

I enjoyed Marco De Bartoli wine with mulberry water-ice which I often enjoyed when I was a little boy.

Mulberry water-ice

In short, Vincenzo proposes good raw materials in a traditional but also innovative way. It is an essential cuisine.

It was a good experience, don't miss it if you are in this beautiful city.

 

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