Gelo di melone

Gelo di melone, called gelu di muluni in Sicilian and also known as gelo d'anguria, is a Sicilian jelly dessert made as a watermelon pudding and served throughout the summer. It is traditionally prepared on Ferragosto and is also popular for the Saint Rosalia celebrations in the city of Palermo. Its basic ingredients are watermelon pulp, sugar or honey, and starch, and pistachios, candied fruit, cinnamon and jasmine water are often added. Jasmine appears both as jasmine water in the pudding and as flowers used for garnish, and small pieces of chocolate may be added to suggest watermelon seeds. The dessert is commonly, although mistakenly, considered an inheritance of Arab influence from the Muslim period of Sicily.