Caponata di melanzane

Traditional Agri-food Product, on the national list of the Italian Ministry of Agriculture

Caponata (Sicilian: capunata) is a Sicilian dish consisting of chopped, fried eggplant and other vegetables, seasoned with olive oil, tomato sauce, celery, olives, and capers, in an agrodolce (sweet and sour) sauce.
Variants add carrots, bell peppers, potatoes, pine nuts, and raisins. A Palermo version adds octopus, and an aristocratic recipe includes lobster and swordfish garnished with wild asparagus, grated dried tuna roe and shrimp. These are exceptions to the general rule of a sweet and sour cooked vegetable stew or salad.

No. 233 on the Sicilian list of Traditional Agri-food Products

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Sources: eAmbrosia, the EU register of geographical indications (names, type, registration dates); the national list of Traditional Agri-food Products of the Italian Ministry of Agriculture, 11 March 2025 revision; Slow Food Foundation, Presidia in Sicily; texts and pictures from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Updated September 12, 2026.