Pasta alla Norma (), also called (),Gioacchino Balducci, Italia moderna, 1973, , p. 109 is a pasta dish made from eggplant. It is typical of Sicilian cuisine, from Catania in particular. In the Sicilian language, it is known as a pasta cu sucu di mulinciani, pasta ca sassa e mulinciani and pasta câ Norma. It is made of penne or other pasta with tomato sauce, covered with slices of fried eggplant and served with grated cheese and often basil.
It was named in honor of a native of Catania, Vincenzo Bellini, the composer of the opera .Massimo Alberini, Giorgio Mistretta, Guida all'Italia gastronomica, Touring Club Italiano, 1984, p. 337 It is said that the Italian writer Nino Martoglio exclaimed "This is a real 'Norma'!", meaning a masterpiece, when he tasted the dish, although the name is not attested until decades after his death.Google Books search
was named "dish of the year" by the Tourism Award in 2018."Ricetta pasta alla norma, la 'siciliana' più amata dagli italiani", Messina Today, 6 July 2019
See also
Sicilian cuisine List of pasta List of pasta dishes List of eggplant dishes
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