The big archway room of the Eremo, antique refectory of the knights of Malta in XVI century is the historic “stage” of the Don Eusebio restaurant.
Reredos of XVI century, antique prints and antique Sicilian coffers complete the precious furniture of this extraordinary room with big glass windows overlooking the centuries-old olive trees of the park.
The cuisine of the Eremo is based on the refined recipes of the Aristocracy of the Hyblean Highlands and on the products of the properties managed by the Eremo landowner that with the ancient crop rotation techniques has recovered the ancient grain with stone ground flour, wild vegetables, garden products, the breeding of Black Sicilian Pigs and Sicilian hens with white eggs that you can taste thanks to our Eggs Menu.
Our thematic menus divided according to the cultural production of the territory in Masseria di Mare, Masseria di Terra and Antique Gourmet allows our guest to experience an enogastronomic journey discovering the real Mediterranean cuisine and the very ancient recipes that take its origins from thousands cultural influences of this extraordinary island.
Eremo della Giubiliana is an important example of historic farmhouse accommodation and still exists on the original properties of more than sixty hectares according to the ancient cultural techniques and organic techniques, the organic products are used in large part in our kitchen starting from the hard wheat flour which is the basis for extraordinary cakes and pasta, while the beans are still used to fatten cattle and Nebrodi black pigs.
Our guests will immediately guess the great quality of these raw materials, awareness of the many flavours and cultural influences in our recipes, the result of incredible layers of history that made great the cuisine of this fascinating island.
Terra
Mare
The good cuisine of ancient traditions such as that at Eremo della Giubiliana is centered basically on local ingredients.The Hyblean highland Farms are the historical areas of this stunning production, which is why we have our menu titled “La Masseria di Terra” (The Colonial Farm Menu), distinct from that of the sea, whose historical motivation is illustrated below in the reference text. Place of production and not only, “La Masseria” consisted of a large piece of land (usually at least thirty acres), that since the ‘500 had been divided into “closed areas” bounded by the famous stone walls (muri a secco) that mark our landscape. Each “closed area” identifies a specific kind of production and a different quality of productive land that is often highlighted in the name by which the area was called by the peasants, for example. Vignale (suitable for vineyard), cicerata (excellent production of chickpeas), Favata, etc…
This almost obsessive search for the “personality” of each productive piece of land was reflected in the virtuous cycle of crop rotation, which usually began after a good fertilization of the land made basically with an enriching culture of vegetables (beans), followed the next year with the culture of wheat (perhaps in Sicily the best on the world) and still followed by at least two years of earth resting period. On this well nurtured grassland, rich with more than one-hundred and thirty wild greens species, grows the native born bovine race called “la modicana” (from Modica city), whose milk, high in fat, allowed the production of the famous “caciocavallo” cheese, today called “Ragusano D.O.P.”.
Vegetables and dried beans were then particularly crucial for the fattening of animals for meat, which gave a unique texture and an aftertaste; cattle, sheep, hogs, but also the famous black hog, once scattered all over Sicily and today relegated solely to the Nebrodi area and from which they originate old products such as lard, gelatin and dried sausage. The enclave of productive and self-sufficient “farm” was completed by farmyard animals bread for eggs, wheat and barley. The gardens then, enclosed by high walls and very similar to the oases of North Africa, also in organizing cultural essences and irrigation system, were the only units of intensive cultivation and produced fruits and vegetables, wine and oil.
Farms whose territories were lapped by the sea had productive singularities. From May to the late October (the so-called time “Pirates”) peasants changed activities and worked as fishermen pushing small boats at sea, to catch mainly the blue fish, sardines, mackerel and skipjack; they were then salted and stored in small wooden barrels and were an important part of the payment in nature for the land aristocracy, precisely in the form of “carnagghi”. Cheese, meat and eggs were integrated in the “Farms of the Sea” from salted fish or oil, but also from fresh fish caught along the coast, small but very tasty.
Farms that were in the parts of the coast covered by the passing of large tuna were transformed specializing in fishing and processing of fine fish, traps, of which a striking example from the point of view of architecture is that of “Bruno di Belmonte” on Portopalo. Beyond the Tonnare however, the “Sea Famrs” were a hybrid production and one of the reasons why in the Hyblean area has never developed a “mariner” worthy of the name and the fish market appeared in territory only at the end of the century around the “harbous” of Pozzallo and Marina.
The widespread presence of octopus, squid, mullet, redfish, snapper, bream and fish preserved in the ancient Hyblean aristocratic recipes is mainly due to the existence (strange but true for Mediterranean territory) of the farms of the sea, and makes them reference in our kitchen, offering guests extraordinary fish caught mainly near the coast in a small craft and boats, just like in the past. Guests will discover the taste of small fish of the Mediterranean Iblea coast and the refined simplicity of the recipes from the “farm of the sea”.
This website and the booking web page use technical cookies and, only with your prior consent, analytical cookies and marketing cookies for targeted advertising and ads personalisation. To consent to the installation of all categories of cookies, click on "Accept all cookies"; to select specific cookie categories, click on "Select cookies"; you can close the banner by clicking on "x" to refuse the installation of cookies other than technical cookies. To unfold the banner again and change your preferences, click on "Cookies" in the footer of the website and the booking web page. For further information, click here.
List of cookies
Cookie details
Technical
Statistical
Marketing
TECHNICAL COOKIES Technical Cookies allow us to improve your navigation and to provide you with all the services offered by the Sites. In particular, the Sites use the following technical cookies:
Name
Supplier
Description
Expiration
BNI_persistence
Blastness
Used to preserve the status of the user session when requesting the page by tracing the source server.
End of session
Tag_manager
Google
Provided by Google.com and used to implement Google Analytics using the Universal Analytics tag or the classic version of the tag
Creates a unique id for each user for the proper functioning of the site
30 days
_crs_be_sessions
Blastness
Used to preserve user session state during page request.
End of session
_ga
Google
This is provided by Google.com and used, by applying an IP masking system, solely to track the origin of the user in order to be able to charge Google for any transaction resulting from a reservation.
Provided by Google.com and used, by applying an IP masking system, solely to track the origin of the user in order to be able to charge Google for any transaction resulting from a reservation.
Provided by Google.com and used, by applying an IP masking system, solely to track the origin of the user in order to be able to charge Google for any transaction resulting from a reservation.
Provided by Google.com and used, by applying an IP masking system, solely to track the origin of the user in order to be able to charge Google for any transaction resulting from a reservation.
Provided by Google.com and used to track the origin of the user in order to be able to attribute Google Ads for any transaction resulting from a reservation.
Provided by Google.com and used to track the origin of the user in order to be able to attribute Google Hotel Ads for any transaction resulting from a reservation.
Provided by Google.com and used, by applying an IP masking system, solely to track the origin of the user in order to be able to charge Google for any transaction resulting from a reservation.
Used to track the origin of the user in order to be able to charge Google Hotel Ads for any transaction resulting from a reservation.
30 days
_Tripconnect
Blastness
Used to track the origin of the user in order to be able to charge TripAdvisor for any transaction resulting from a reservation.
30 days
_uetmsclkid
Microsoft
Provided by Microsoft and used to track the origin of the user in order to be able to attribute Microsoft Advertising for any transaction resulting from a reservation.
STATISTICAL COOKIES Statistical Cookies allow us to analyze the way you navigate the Sites in order to help us improve your browsing experience. In particular, the Sites use the following technical cookies:
Name
Supplier
Description
Expiration
NID
Google Map
Used to store your preferences and information each time you visit web pages containing Google Maps maps.
MARKETING COOKIES Marketing and profiling cookies allow us to analyze your online behavior to offer you targeted advertising based on your preferences:
Name
Supplier
Description
Expiration
IDE
Double Click
Used by Google DoubleClick to register the website user's actions after viewing or clicking one of the advertiser's ads with the purpose of measuring the efficacy of an ad and to present targeted ads to the user.
Provided by google.com and used to register a unique ID that identifies the device of the user who returns to the Sites. Data is used for targeted advertising.
use cookies (“Cookies”). Below you can find more information about cookies, how they are used on the Sites and which control procedures we adopt with respect to the cookies themselves. Through our banner, you may consent to the use of cookies different from technical cookies, in accordance with this statement. If you do not agree to the use of cookies, please disable them by following the instructions below in this statement.
1. WHAT ARE COOKIES? Cookies consist of small text files which are sent on your electronic device (PC, tablet, smartphone, etc.) while browsing a website. Cookies are then sent back to the original website during each subsequent navigation or are sent to a different website that is able to recognize that specific cookie.
Cookies act as a memory for a website allowing the website to recognize your device at every subsequent visit to that same website. Cookies also allow you to store your browsing preferences by offering you a more functional experience of the Sites and making the content of the Site as personalized as possible.
Web browsers allow you to exercise some control over cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to block Cookies or block Cookies from certain sites. Browsers can also help you delete cookies when you close your browser. However, you should keep in mind that this could mean that any opt-outs or preferences you have set on the Sites will be lost. Please refer to your browser's technical information for instructions. If you choose to disable the Cookies setting or refuse to accept a Cookies, some parts of the service may not work properly or may be significantly slower.
2. TYPES OF COOKIES AND PURPOSES Cookies can be technical, statistical/analytics or marketing. In particular:
technical cookies used by our Sites are used to make possible and facilitate your browsing and to provide you and allow you to use the services of the Sites.
statistical/analytics cookies are used to analyze and monitor the way you use the Sites (e.g. number of accesses and pages viewed), for statistical purposes and to allow us to make improvements to the Sites in terms of operation and navigation.
marketing and profiling cookies are used to analyze your online behavior to provide you with targeted advertising according to your preferences.
The provision of data, with the exception of those told through technical cookies, is optional.
3. HOW TO CONTROL AND DELETE COOKIES You can authorize the use of different categories of cookies through the Banner. In particular, to consent to the installation of all categories of cookies, click on "Accept all cookies"; to select specific cookie categories, change your selections or access the "cookie information" details, click on "Select cookies"; you can close the banner by clicking on "x" to refuse the installation of cookies other than technical cookies. To unfold the banner again and change your preferences, click on "Cookies" in the footer of the website and the booking web page.
You may also deactivate cookies at any time by manually changing your browser configuration and following the instructions in the cookie manager's policy.
How to disable Cookies (if you disable technical Cookies you may not be able to use some features of the Sites):
If you are using a web browser that is not listed above, please refer to your browser's documentation or online help for more information. We would also like to point out that the Owner acts merely as a technical intermediary for the links contained in this document and cannot assume any responsibility in the event of any change.
You will find more information on Cookies, including how you can understand what Cookies have set on your device, and how you can manage and delete them, by accessing the following link www.aboutcookies.org.
For information on: means of processing of your personal data, recipient of your personal data, your right and how to exercise them, identity and contact details of data controller and of the data protection officer, where appointed, or for any other information on the processing of your personal data, please read our Privacy Policy here.
4. OTHER TOOLS IMPLEMENTED ON WEBSITES Other tools may be implemented on the Sites in the form of APIs, the use of which involves the processing of personal data (e.g. Google Fonts, Adobe Fonts or Font Awesome) and is necessary for the proper functioning of the Sites. The use of these tools is carried out in compliance with the principles on the protection of personal data and their installation is subject to consent in the same form and manner as cookies where their purpose is to track and monitor the user's online behaviour for purposes other than the provision of Sites