
Caponata: what it is and where to eat it
A Sicilian vegetable dish consisting of fried eggplant and vegetables in a sweet and sour sauce.
27 restaurants on Tastavo serve it
- Cuisine
- Italian (Sicilian)
Typical ingredients
- eggplant
- celery
- capers
- olives
- vinegar
- sugar
History of the dish
Italy

- Origin
- Italy
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Caponata (Sicilian: capunata) is a Sicilian dish consisting of chopped, fried eggplant and other vegetables, seasoned with olive oil, tomato sauce, celery, olives, and capers, in an agrodolce (sweet and sour) sauce. Variants add carrots, bell peppers, potatoes, pine nuts, and raisins.
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Where to eat it
Valencia
- Mimmo Cantina CAPONATA€11
- La Forcola CAPONATA€13.50
- Al Solito Posto€14
Palermo
Dresden
- Café Glocke€7.80
- Heller´s Kuchenglocke€7.80
Zurich
Turin
- Il Banco di Sicilia CAPONATA€10
- Chez Camille€8
Bari
- Ottone€10
- Osteria dell'Orto Poggiofranco CAPONATA€7
Vienna
- RIBELLI Restaurant CAPONATAV€10
- Francesco€13.90
Berlin
Genoa
- La Voglia di Genova Caponata piccola€5
Ghent
- Bassin caponata€26
Hamburg
Rome
- Arancina Matta Caponata (Melanzane, olive, capperi, sedano, pomodoro, in agrodolce)€4
Florence
- L'Ortone€6
Warsaw
- Trattoria FlaminiaPLN 30
Palma
Valletta
- Picasso CAPONATA€15
Verona
Split
- Bepa€6.50
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