Tasting menu, usually consisting of numerous small courses designed to show off the special skills of the chef.
A name in Sicily for the big-scale atherine, a type of atherine similar to the sand smelt. A marine fish, usually deep-fried, it is a small, silvery fish similar to the argentine. When tiny it is treated in the same way as whitebait. This fish grows up to 12 cm.
Tourist menu. This menu is designed to protect tourists from being cheated and is required by law to be posted outside all restaurants. Standard items will be listed at reasonably prices, but are probably not the best the restaurant has to offer.
