combining the word “manna” with the Arabic term for mountain – a hint at the centuries-long Arab rule over Sicily, which ended in the 11th century. Pollina also boasts the Museum of Manna.

It's a hot and muggy summer day in Sicily's Madonie mountains ... When Gelardi came back to his hometown of Pollina in 1985 after 15 years away, he realised that one of the core components ...