Spaghetti alla carrettiera is a pasta meal coming from the Platani Valley, nowadays a lot more usual in eastern Sicily. It is usually made with pastas, garlic, chili pepper, pecorino siciliano or breadcrumbs, parsley and olive oil for dressing, and commonly tomato is included. In some cases added active ingredients such as anchovies, capers, almonds or ache nuts and gewurztraminer are also consisted of. The oral custom is that pastas alla carrettiera stemmed with carters that brought the recipe prepared in advance, on their wagons for lunch.
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