produttori — Alcamo · Sicilia
Among the hills of the Trapani countryside, just a few kilometres from the sea, Alcamo is home to a fish shop that brings the fresh catch of the Terrasini fleet into town. For fifteen years, every morning, the counter at Sapori di Mare has told the story of a Sicily that is still fished.
The counter in Piazza Trinità (Trinità Square) welcomes the daily arrivals from the Terrasini fleet: red Sicilian prawns, swordfish, and whatever else the Mediterranean yields, season after season. The selection is rigorous, the provenance certain, and the range on offer follows the rhythm of the sea, not that of the calendar.
Behind the counter, the hands of Graziano Calandrino and his family know every fish that passes through them. The cleaning service — offered to those who ask for it — is the gesture through which the shop looks after its customers down to the last detail: not just selling, but handing over something already prepared for the kitchen.
Fifteen years of loyal customers can be read in the range on offer: a wide selection, updated every morning with the day's arrivals from Terrasini, which also allows customers to order ahead what they are looking for. The loyalty of those who return — one of whom described the fish as the freshest you could find without going out to catch it yourself — is the true measure of quality.
At the window of Sapori di Mare, the sea of Sicily is already in town. The page tells you everything the counter has to offer, every day.
