traditional foods, their own traditional food. what are the great mother sicilian classic dishes? >> tomaso: the anchovy. anchovy and parmigiana. >> tomaso's wife: parmigiana. >> turi: pasta con le sarde. >> anthony: okay, that's -- >> turi: i think it is for me -- >> anthony: with the sardine. >> turi: yeah, but it's an explosion of flavor because this plate it's born in a period when sicily was very poor. >> anthony: this i like. i even remember it. pasta al finocchietto. actually, a true sicilian classic made with fennel, pine nuts, saffron, and anchovy. served alongside some sardines that have been curing in chestnuts and salt for days, then lightly fried in oil. >> tomaso: we have to use our hand. you have to use your hand to eat the fish. >> anthony: no problem. i must've slunk back to bed somehow, collapsed into a sodden, drunken heap of self-loathing.