Eggplant caponata: what it is and where to eat it
Caponata di melanzane
A Sicilian vegetable relish made from fried eggplant, celery, capers, and olives in a sweet and sour sauce.
10 restaurants on Tastavo serve it
- Cuisine
- Italian (Sicilian)
Typical ingredients
- eggplant
- celery
- capers
- olives
- tomatoes
- 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.
Excerpt from the Wikipedia article “Caponata” · version used · CC BY-SA 4.0
Where to eat it
Milan
- 13 Giugno Caponata di melanzane€20
- Nudo & Crudo Bistrò Caponata di melanzane€5
- Da Trap Caponata di Melanzane€6
- Da Rino Caponata di Melanzane€4
Palermo
- Da Don Ciccio Caponata di melanzane€5
- A'nica Ristorante & Pizza Gourmet Caponata di melanzane€10
- Mastro Pastaio CAPONATA DI MELANZANE€20
- Canopia Giungla Urbana Caponata di melanzane€8
Florence
- Il Piccolo Pescatore Firenze Caponata di melanzane€6
Turin
- La Stadera Caponata di melanzane€7
General information about this dish, not provided by the venue. Dish pictures are illustrations based on the menu description, not photos from the venue.