Caponata Vs Caponatina

Guy I knew said his family pronounced Parmesan the way people pronounce Parisian, but for Parmesan cheese.

They’d say, hey ya want any Par-mee-zion on your spaghetti?



He posts here.

Marcello’s serves it with fried goat cheese on top. It’s incredible.

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My family has always made and canned an eggplant dish that they called Caponatina....however, the recipe actually says Caponata.

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I've always heard that caponata shouldn't be home canned. I think it has to do with the density of eggplant.

BTW, I love it!

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I've always heard that caponata shouldn't be home canned. I think it has to do with the density of eggplant.

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It’s too late to tell Mrs Vitrano this fact. My dad had a small produce business and every year he would bring to Mrs. Vitrano all the vegetables needed for caponata. She would return it in a different state, as caponata in those waxed containers meant for the freezer.

I ate the heck out of that stuff until I went away for college. I don’t know if this counts as canning, but it certainly froze well and kept us happy until the next growing season.

I think the names varies by region. My wife’s family calls is caponata, while my family calls is caponatina. Her family from Palermo, mine is from Trapani.