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Frutta martorana

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Frutta martorana
Alternative namesFrutta di Martorana, frutta marturana
Place of originItaly
Region or stateSicily (provinces of Palermo and Trapani)
Main ingredientsMarzipan, vegetable dyes

Frutta martorana (also called frutta di Martorana or, in Sicilian, frutta marturana) is a Sicilian marzipan sweet in the form of fruits and vegetables from the provinces of Palermo[1] and Trapani.[citation needed]

Realistically coloured with vegetable dyes, it is said to have originated at the Benedictine nunnery of Santa Maria dell'Ammiraglio, Palermo, known as La Martorana after its foundress, when nuns decorated empty fruit trees with marzipan fruit to impress an archbishop visiting at a season when the trees were not fruiting. It is traditionally put by children's bedsides on All Souls' Day.[clarification needed][2]

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Further reading

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  • Lilliana Ballina: La frutta martorana. Aurora Books, Santiago de Chile, 1992. ISBN 9509995320.
  • Maria Oliveri: I segreti del chiostro. Storie e ricette dei monasteri di Palermo. Il Genio Editore, 2017. ISBN 8894253406, ISBN 9788894253405.
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