The Wine Call

The name of this dish comes from the dialect of Catania, Sicily. It is a variation on a dish that is prepared throughout old Magna Graecia—what we know as southern Italy and Sicily. On the mainland it is often called Pasta con la Mollica (Pasta with Bread Crumbs). Chiama Vinu does just what it promises: It is so thirst-provoking that it calls for a lot of robust local wine to satisfy the eater.