The island of Sicily was ruled by the Emirate of Sicily from 831 to 1091 AD and Palermo was the emirate’s primary cultural and political center. Approximately 83 of the medieval cooking pot fragments came from Palermo, while the other 51 were from rural Castronovo di Sicilia, in the center of Sicily.
The latest research paper explains that the people living in ancient Palermo “ate foods that mirrored their Islamic conquerors , such as beef, mutton and a variety of vegetables.” However, folk living further away from the center of Sicily’s Islamic life also ate “pigs, dairy products and grapes, according to the new study.
Study: 1,120 Years Ago Sicily Was Under Islamic Rule
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Sicilians living under Islamic rule 2,000 years ago ate PORK even though it was banned, study finds
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Despite Prohibition, a Thriving Wine Trade May Have Flourished in Islamic Sicily
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