| A Simple Sicilian-Style Pasta |  Pasta alla Norma is a classic dish from the Sicilian city of Catania, made with a short tube-shaped pasta tossed in a simple tomato sauce and topped with thick slices of fried eggplant, coarsely grated ricotta salata cheese and fresh basil. The eggplants and tomatoes (and other produce) from this region have incredible flavor, thanks to the volcanic soil enriched by the still-active volcano Mount Etna. |  | | | Pasta alla Norma | | Pasta alla Norma was allegedly created by a Catanese chef in tribute to the opera Norma by 19th-century local composer Vincenzo Bellini. Get the recipe. | | | | | | | | You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Italian Food newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here. If you would like to unsubscribe from all newsletters sent from About.com, please send an email to optout@about.com with "Unsubscribe" as the subject line. | | 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor, New York, NY, 10036 | © 2014 About.com - All rights reserved - Privacy Policy | | | | | | | | | |
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