Frutta martorana

*Frutta martorana*
Alternative names	Frutta di Martorana, frutta marturana
Place of origin	Italy
Region or state	Palermo and Messina, Sicily
Main ingredients	Marzipan, vegetable dyes
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Frutta martorana (also frutta di Martorana or, in Sicilian, frutta marturana) is a traditional marzipan sweet, in the form of fruits and vegetables, from the provinces of Palermo and Messina, Sicily.

Realistically coloured with vegetable dyes, it is said to have originated at the Church of Santa Maria dell'Ammiraglio, Palermo, when nuns decorated empty fruit trees with marzipan fruit to impress an archbishop visiting at Easter. It is traditionally put by children's bedsides on All Souls' Day.

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