Giorgio Locatelli's Sicily

Sicily is the most exotic place in Europe. It was the most important piece of land in the Mediterranean for thousands of years and lots of Greek and Arabic influences remain.

I'm from northern Italy and I didn't go to Sicily until I was in my 30s. I've been back many times with my family. I've put Sicilian dishes on the menu at [my London restaurant] Locanda Locatelli. Sicily changed my cooking: I now use fennel, pistachios, almonds