Cuscussù

Cuscussù is of course famous for its origins in North Africa, but it is also a staple food in Sicily today – one of many gastronomic, architectural and cultural vestiges in what was once an Arab land. That said, couscous recipes are still found across Italy – notably in Sardinia (in a dish of chicken cooked in saffron), and Tuscany (Livorno, with a soupy meatball accompaniment) – perhaps suggesting that its presence on the mainland dates back instead to times of Roman rule.