🍝 Sicilian Pasta Survival Guide + 3 Restaurant Reviews

⚠️ Pasta Texture Warning The Italian favorite al dente (firm to the bite) can be a jaw workout for Asian palates! ✅ Life-saving phrase: "No al dente, well done please!" (My stomach cried tears of gratitude after this) 🏆 Top Restaurant Picks 1️⃣ U Marranzanu (Taormina) 📍 *4.9-star gem* | 💶 €40 for 2 Daily pasta special: Sausage, cheese & tomato sauce (soft noodles victory!) Divine sandwich: Chicken + potato cubes - unexpectedly perfect Mystery drink: Chinotto (Italian "herbal coke"?) 2️⃣ Cod da Saretta (Syracuse) 📍 East of old town | 💶 €50 for 2 Seafood pasta mountain: Mussels piled like a coral reef Oops: Forgot "well done" - noodles could've been guitar strings Cod stew: Bread-dipping sauce heaven 3️⃣ Tito Mare (Caution!) 📍 Ortigia fish market stall | 💶 €70→55 ("math" was creative) Fried seafood platter: Swordfish OK, shrimp like erasers Skip: Raw shrimp bruschetta = seafood-flavored punishment 🍋 Local Eating Secrets Breakfast pasta: Sicilians really eat shrimp pasta at 8am! Eggplant salad: Too sweet? Add bread to balance Orange juice hack: One drop olive oil = Italian wizardry #PastaLoyalists #SicilyTips #TaorminaFoodie