page_title: Pasta alla Norma
hierarchical_section_title: Pasta alla Norma
caption_attribution_description: Pasta alla Norma
context_page_description: Pasta alla Norma is an Italian pasta and eggplant dish. It is typical dish of the Sicilian cuisine created originally in Catania, Sicily, Italy.
  The original recipe is made with macaroni, tomatoes, fried aubergines, grated ricotta salata cheese, and basil.
  The name of the dish is said to originate from the apocryphal exclamation by the Italian writer Nino Martoglio who, upon tasting the dish, exclaimed "This is a real 'Norma'!", comparing it with the exceptional perfection of the Vincenzo Bellini opera Norma.
context_section_description: Pasta alla Norma ([ˈpasta alla ˈnɔrma]) is an Italian pasta and eggplant dish. It is typical dish of the Sicilian cuisine created originally in Catania, Sicily, Italy.
  The original recipe is made with macaroni (typical Italian pasta), tomatoes, fried aubergines (eggplant), grated ricotta salata cheese, and basil.
  The name of the dish is said to originate from the apocryphal exclamation by the Italian writer Nino Martoglio who, upon tasting the dish, exclaimed "This is a real 'Norma'!", comparing it with the exceptional perfection of the Vincenzo Bellini opera Norma.
caption: The Catanese dish Pasta alla Norma is amongst Sicily's most historic and iconic
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