[attach id=653796 size="medium" align="right"]Gaetano Malandrino[/attach]

Tuna fish and Malta and Sicily’s fast disappearing ‘tonnaroti’ (fishers of tuna), together with their stories, songs and handicrafts, is the theme of a talk that Gaetano Malandrino will deliver this evening as part of the Magic Box series.

His talk, entitled ‘Di tonni e tonnare. Tra Sicilia e Malta’,  revolves around this fish species, which is coveted for its delicious meat, and lives along the coasts of the Mediterranean in an eternal struggle with ‘tonnaroti’, as well as about the hard life of Sicilian and Maltese traditional tuna fishermen.

Malandrino, an architect, writer and lecturer of History of Art in Florence, is originally from Noto, Sicily, and considers Malta his second home. He will animate his presentation with photos of coves and hidden bays, as well as songs and interesting tuna recipes.

The talk in Italian will be delivered at the Italian Cultural Institute, St George’s Square, Valletta, at 6.30pm. The event will conclude with the serving of wine and treats. Admission is free.