Pasta â Paolina

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{{lang|scn|Pasta â Paolina}} is a pasta dish originating in the city of Palermo, Sicily. It was invented by a friar at the Monastery of San Francesco di Paola. Friars avoid meat consumption due to their traditional vow of poverty, so this dish is pescatarian and utilizes minimal ingredients. Traditionally it used bucatini, but now spaghetti is often used. It is made with anchovies, garlic, a small amount of chopped tomato, cinnamon, cloves, almonds, basil, and breadcrumbs.{{cite web | last=Vica| first=Victoria| title=Pasta Paolina Style| publisher=Vicaincucina.com| access-date=November 19, 2022 | url=https://www.vicaincucina.com/en/pasta-paulina-style.html}}{{cite web |last1=Patti Holmes |first1=Giusi |title=Pasta alla Paolina between gluttony and holiness |url=https://ilsicilia.it/pasta-alla-paolina-tra-gola-e-santita |website=Il Sicilia |publisher=Mercurio Communication |access-date=November 30, 2022}}{{cite web |last1=Cosentino |first1=Rosella |title=Pasta alla Paolina |url=https://ricette.giallozafferano.it/Pasta-alla-paolina.html |website=Giallo Zafferano |publisher=Mondadori Media SpA |access-date=November 30, 2022}}{{cite web |title=Pasta alla Paolina |url=https://foodnetwork.it/ricette-primi-piatti/pasta-alla-paolina |website=Food Network |publisher=Discovery Italia |access-date=November 30, 2022}}{{cite book |last1=Simeti |first1=Mary Taylor |title=Sicilian food : recipes from Italy's abundant isle |date=2009 |publisher=Grub Street |location=London |isbn=9781902304175 |page=127 |url=https://www.eatyourbooks.com/library/recipes/2590492/pasta-paolina-style-pasta-alla |access-date=November 30, 2022}}