Did you know that there are different ways to make these sardines? For example, in Catania ‘caciocavallo’ cheese is used, and instead of rolling them up they are arranged like a sandwich, one above the other with the filling in the middle. Try this variant following our recipe!

Stuffed sardines are known as ‘Le sarde a beccafico’ and takes its name from a type of warbler, a fat and tasty bird that feeds on figs, gaining weight during the holiday season. For this reason, ‘stuffed’ sardines are thought to look like this bird.