A coffee granita, please.
gra-NI-ta — three syllables, stress on second.
In Sicily and southern Italy in summer — a coffee granita with whipped cream ('con panna') is the quintessential Sicilian summer breakfast.
'Granita' is a semi-frozen dessert made from water, sugar and flavouring. 'Al caffè' = coffee-flavoured. In Sicily, granita al caffè con panna (with whipped cream) and a brioche for breakfast is a summer institution.
Granita al caffè con panna.
Coffee granita with whipped cream.
The complete Sicilian breakfast version — always ordered with cream on top
Granita al limone.
Lemon granita.
The other great Sicilian classic — sharp, icy, refreshing
Una granita mista.
A mixed granita.
Two flavours in one glass — very popular with children and indecisive adults
In Sicily, the summer breakfast of granita al caffè con panna + brioche is so embedded in the culture that cafés open at 7am to serve it. The brioche is used to scoop the granita — the ultimate combination of Sicilian hospitality and ingenuity.