These are the most traditional Christmas sweets in Buscemi—the ones that still today mark the celebration.

They are the lexical and culinary variant of the çiascuna from Palazzolo. The etymology certainly derives from a Latin word, which also gives us “flute,” as the sweet has the shape of a tube (filled), almost like a little whistle.

It is the most deeply rooted of all Christmas confections, the one that is always and invariably made at home during the holiday season.

It is a kind of tube (fiasco – bottle, çiascu, hence çiascuni) made from unsweetened durum wheat dough, filled with a mixture of dried figs, honey, almonds, walnuts, lard (saimi), cloves, and cinnamon, then baked in the oven—this being the standard preparation.

 

This element has been included in the Register of Intangible Heritage of local interest of the Municipality of Buscemi, as part of Intervention 2 “Activation of the Observatory on the Intangible Cultural Heritage of the Territory through the application of the REIL methodology – Register of Intangible Heritage of Local Interest”, within the”Buscemi Borgo Immateriale” project, funded by the NRRP (National Recovery and Resilience Plan), Mission: Digitalisation, innovation, competitiveness, culture and tourism, Component: Tourism and culture 4.0, Investment 2.1 “Attractiveness of villages.” CUP: I84H22000050006.