Frutta Martorana

Every year, as the feast of November 2 approaches, every Sicilian pastry shop is a triumph of martorana fruit, which is displayed with skill and art in the shop window. These sweets, made with the precious almond paste also known as “Pasta Reale – Royal paste” (because it was also given as a gift to Ferdinand, King of the Two Sicilies), perfectly imitates fruits and vegetables albeit on a small scale. Small works of art, masterpieces that arise from the imagination and skill of master pastry chefs.