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| Alternative names | Pasta con le melanzane |
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| Course | Primo (Italian course) |
| Place of origin | Italy |
| Region or state | Sicily |
| Main ingredients | Pasta,tomato sauce,eggplant,ricotta salata,olive oil,garlic,basil |
Pasta alla Norma (Italian:[ˈpastaallaˈnɔrma]), also calledpasta con le melanzane (lit. 'pasta with eggplant'),[1] is apasta dish made fromeggplant. It is typical ofSicilian cuisine,[2] fromCatania in particular.[3]
It is made of penne or other pasta withtomato sauce, covered with slices of fried eggplant and served with gratedricotta salata cheese[3] and oftenbasil.[4][5]
It was named in honor of a native ofCatania,Vincenzo Bellini, the composer of the operaNorma.[3][1] It is said that the Italian writerNino Martoglio exclaimed "This is a real 'Norma'!", meaning a masterpiece, when he tasted the dish,[5][6] although the name is not attested until decades after his death.[7][better source needed]
Pasta alla Norma was named "dish of the year" by theBIT [it] Tourism Award in 2018.[5]
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