Sicily is the largest island in the
Mediterranean Sea belonging to Italy. Sicily has been known for its healthy
diet, because of using fresh vegetables and fruits and of course for some
sweets including traditional Sicilian fruit-shaped marzipan.
According to the legend, a wealthy
Italian woman commissioned a convent to be billed in Sicily. The nuns, who
later lived there were so grateful and wanted to make something special for
community. Using their creativity, they mixed chopped almonds with dough and
shaped small pieces of dough into animals and fruits. They got even more
creative with painting the animals and fruits with vibrant colors from natural
dyes. The sweet treats became so popular especially with kids that they kept the
nuns pretty busy.
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