Cuccìa is a traditional Sicilian dessert, consumed especially on December 13, the feast day of Saint Lucy. It commemorates the relief from a food shortage in Sicily and the unexpected arrival of a cargo of wheat in the port of Palermo on Saint Lucy’s Feast in 1646. According to custom, on that day bread should not be eaten and Cuccìa should be the only source of wheat.
Cuccìa is a traditional Sicilian dessert, consumed especially on December 13, the feast day of Saint Lucy. It commemorates the relief from a food shortage in Sicily and the unexpected arrival of a cargo of wheat in the port of Palermo on Saint Lucy’s Feast in 1646. According to custom, on that day bread should not be eaten and Cuccìa should be the only source of wheat.
Drain the wheat and put it in a pot to boil over a low heat, mixing to avoid sticking.
Mix the wheat with ricotta cheese, then put on chocolate and candied orange.
It is possible to enrich the flavour by adding some sugar or salt (according to your preference for sweet/savoury taste). Honey and cinnamon can be added, as well.
