Sicilian Street Food as Appetizers for Caterers

Culinary Specialties is here to help hospitality businesses across the United States offer global cuisine with simple prep and our wholesale pricing. One special treat that can really set your menu apart is a delightful, breaded appetizer that originates from the streets of Sicily. We’re talking about arancini (or arancine, depending on the part of […]
Offer Hotel Guests a Taste of Sicilian Street Food

Some of the things that are really trending in the modern food scene are cultural experiences and street food. You can combine both and provide the flavors of Sicilian street food to your hotel guests with a little help from Culinary Specialties. Here are some of the flavors of arancini (risotto balls) that we offer. […]
Offer the Taste of Sicily at Your Country Club

Sicily is known the world over for delicious street food. One of the most unique to the island is a breaded and fried rice ball. Known as arancini, these delicacies got their start as a way to use leftover risotto (although today, the rice is usually cooked fresh for the arancini). At Culinary Specialties, we […]
Simple Heat and Serve Southern Italian Cuisine

Much of what we view as classic Italian cuisine across the United States was actually developed in the south of Italy. For example, pizza and calzones, two of the most ubiquitous Italian delicacies in the USA, were created in Naples. Anyone who didn’t already know that probably found out watching the first episode of Stanley […]
Arancini: The Craveable Sicilian Street Food

As far as street foods go, there may be none as elegant as the arancini. It started out as a way to use up leftover risotto (yes, Italian grandmas somehow make enough that the family can’t eat it all). Now, street vendors make risotto just to turn it into arancini. What are they? Arancini are […]