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{{short description|Italian pasta and eggplant dish}}
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| caption = The [[Catania|Catanese]] dish Pasta alla Norma is amongst [[Sicily]]'s most historic
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| main_ingredient = [[tomato]]es, [[eggplant]]s, [[Ricotta#Aged variants|ricotta salata]], [[basil]]
| main_ingredient = [[Pasta]], [[tomato sauce]], [[eggplant]], {{lang|it|[[Ricotta#Aged variants|ricotta salata]]}}, [[olive oil]], [[garlic]], [[basil]]
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'''Pasta alla Norma''' ({{IPA-it|ˈpasta alla ˈnɔrma|lang}}) is an Italian [[pasta]] and [[eggplant]] dish. It is typical of [[Sicilian cuisine]]<ref name="Riley2007">{{cite book|author=Gillian Riley|title=The Oxford Companion to Italian Food|url=https://archive.org/details/oxfordcompaniont0000rile|url-access=registration|date=1 November 2007|publisher=Oxford University Press, USA|isbn=978-0-19-860617-8|pages=[https://archive.org/details/oxfordcompaniont0000rile/page/401 401]–}}</ref> and is claimed to be from [[Catania]].{{citation needed|date=August 2021}}
'''''Pasta alla Norma''''' ({{IPA|it|ˈpasta alla ˈnɔrma|lang}}), earlier called {{lang|it|pasta con le melanzane}} ({{literally|pasta with eggplant}}),<ref name="tcivi">[[Touring Club Italiano]], ''Vie d'Italia e del mondo'', 1928?, [https://books.google.com/books?id=_ffnAAAAMAAJ&q=%22pasta+con+le+melanzane%22 p. 750]</ref><ref name="balducci">Gioacchino Balducci, ''Italia moderna'', 1973, {{isbn|0030912245}}, p. 109</ref> is a [[pasta]] dish made from [[eggplant]]. It is typical of [[Sicilian cuisine]],<ref name="Riley2007">{{cite book|author=Gillian Riley|title=The Oxford Companion to Italian Food|url=https://archive.org/details/oxfordcompaniont0000rile|url-access=registration|date=1 November 2007|publisher=Oxford University Press, USA|isbn=978-0-19-860617-8|pages=[https://archive.org/details/oxfordcompaniont0000rile/page/401 401]–}}</ref> from [[Catania]] in particular.<ref name="tcigig"/>


It is made with [[macaroni]], [[tomato]]es, fried eggplant, grated [[Ricotta#Aged variants|ricotta salata]] cheese, and [[basil]].
It is made of penne or other pasta with [[tomato sauce]], covered with slices of fried eggplant and served with grated {{lang|it|[[Ricotta#Aged variants|ricotta salata]]}} cheese<ref name="tcigig"/> and often basil.<ref>{{cite web
|url=https://www.lacucinaitaliana.it/news/cucina/pasta-alla-norma-english/
|title=Pasta alla Norma, Its History and the Secrets of How to Make It
|publisher=La Cucina Italiana
|access-date=18 June 2024}}</ref><ref name="messina"/>


The name of the dish is said to come from an apocryphal exclamation by the Italian writer [[Nino Martoglio]] who, upon tasting the dish, exclaimed "This is a real 'Norma'!",<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lucianopignataro.it/a/ricetta-pasta-a-la-norma-siciliana-in-siciliano/14079/|title=La vera pasta a la Norma siciliana. Origini, varianti e trucchi della ricetta|date=July 15, 2018|website=Luciano Pignataro Wine&Food Blog}}</ref> comparing it with the exceptional perfection of the [[Vincenzo Bellini]] opera ''[[Norma (opera)|Norma]]''.
It was named in honor of the native of [[Catania]] [[Vincenzo Bellini]], the composer of the opera {{lang|it|[[Norma (opera)|Norma]]}}.<ref name="tcigig">Massimo Alberini, Giorgio Mistretta, ''Guida all'Italia gastronomica'', Touring Club Italiano, 1984, p. 337</ref><ref name="balducci"/> It is said that the Italian writer [[Nino Martoglio]] exclaimed "This is a real 'Norma'!", meaning a masterpiece, when he tasted the dish,<ref name="messina"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lucianopignataro.it/a/ricetta-pasta-a-la-norma-siciliana-in-siciliano/14079/|title=La vera pasta a la Norma siciliana. Origini, varianti e trucchi della ricetta|date=15 July 2018|website=Luciano Pignataro Wine&Food Blog}}</ref> although the name is not attested until decades after his death.<ref>[https://www.google.com/search?q=%22pasta+alla+norma%22&tbs=cdr%3A1%2Ccd_max%3A12%2F31%2F1974&tbm=bks Google Books search]</ref>

{{lang|it|Pasta alla Norma}} was named "dish of the year" by the {{ill|Borsa internazionale del turismo|it|lt=BIT}} Tourism Award in 2018.<ref name="messina">"Ricetta pasta alla norma, la 'siciliana' più amata dagli italiani", ''Messina Today'', [https://www.messinatoday.it/cucina/ricetta-preparazione-pasta-norma.html 6 July 2019]</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
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* [[List of eggplant dishes]]
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* [[Sicilian cuisine]]
* [[List of pasta]]
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* [[List of eggplant dishes]]
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Latest revision as of 12:45, 20 September 2024

Pasta alla Norma
Alternative namesPasta con le melanzane
CoursePrimo (Italian pasta course)
Place of originItaly
Region or stateSicily
Main ingredientsPasta, tomato sauce, eggplant, ricotta salata, olive oil, garlic, basil

Pasta alla Norma (Italian: [ˈpasta alla ˈnɔrma]), earlier called pasta con le melanzane (lit. 'pasta with eggplant'),[1][2] is a pasta dish made from eggplant. It is typical of Sicilian cuisine,[3] from Catania in particular.[4]

It is made of penne or other pasta with tomato sauce, covered with slices of fried eggplant and served with grated ricotta salata cheese[4] and often basil.[5][6]

It was named in honor of the native of Catania Vincenzo Bellini, the composer of the opera Norma.[4][2] It is said that the Italian writer Nino Martoglio exclaimed "This is a real 'Norma'!", meaning a masterpiece, when he tasted the dish,[6][7] although the name is not attested until decades after his death.[8]

Pasta alla Norma was named "dish of the year" by the BIT [it] Tourism Award in 2018.[6]

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Media related to Pasta alla Norma at Wikimedia Commons

References

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  1. ^ Touring Club Italiano, Vie d'Italia e del mondo, 1928?, p. 750
  2. ^ a b Gioacchino Balducci, Italia moderna, 1973, ISBN 0030912245, p. 109
  3. ^ Gillian Riley (1 November 2007). The Oxford Companion to Italian Food. Oxford University Press, USA. pp. 401–. ISBN 978-0-19-860617-8.
  4. ^ a b c Massimo Alberini, Giorgio Mistretta, Guida all'Italia gastronomica, Touring Club Italiano, 1984, p. 337
  5. ^ "Pasta alla Norma, Its History and the Secrets of How to Make It". La Cucina Italiana. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  6. ^ a b c "Ricetta pasta alla norma, la 'siciliana' più amata dagli italiani", Messina Today, 6 July 2019
  7. ^ "La vera pasta a la Norma siciliana. Origini, varianti e trucchi della ricetta". Luciano Pignataro Wine&Food Blog. 15 July 2018.
  8. ^ Google Books search
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