Minne di SantâAgata
"Every sweet represents a fact," a Sicilian writer once put it "every dessert is an episode" âŁ
đđŞđŻđŻe đĽđŚ đđ˘đŻđľ'đđ¨đ˘đľđ˘ (or đđŞđŻđŻđŞ đĽđŞ đđŞđłđ¨đŞđŻđŞ) I think they are one in the same. I didn't think I would find these in Palermo in November, her Saint Day is in February in Catania, not here, but I was able to find one place that had them âŁ
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Saint Agatha (231-251) repelled the advances of the Roman prefect Quintianus. He persisted and she resisted and this led to her arrest and extreme torture - the amputation of her breasts - and eventual death. âŁâŁ
The people of Sicily remember Saint Agatha and honor a young girl standing up for herself and repelling the unwanted advances of a man of power by making these little cakes. This says a lot about the Sicilian character. Though they may lose every battle they stick up for what is right. âŁ