Typical products
A region full of unique aromas and flavours
Only a few products are enough to signal that you are in Reggio Calabria: first of all, the bergamot, which brings together master perfumers, innovators, and traditionalists of beauty, as well as ancient and new health remedies; there, is the San Giuseppe oranges and the sweet Annona, which is often served as if it were a dessert in a cup, only completely natural.
Then there is the chili pepper, whose image has come to represent the region’s cuisine over the centuries; artisan ice cream, which is a tradition of the warm seasons, up to the cultivation of olive trees for olive oil. Last but not least, there is honey, stockfish (in this land called “stocco”), the Calabrian pecorino, and Nduja which is the undisputed symbol of Calabrian gastronomy.
Strong flavours and “temperaments” that are conquering even the rest of Italy.
The Bergamot of Reggio Calabria, the prince of citrus fruits
The origin of this miraculous citrus fruit is mysterious. Some say it comes from China, others from Pergamum in Ancient Greece. Then there are those trace it to Berga in Spain, brought over by Christopher Columbus who had discovered it in the Canary Islands. What is certain is that the most prized c [...]
The best-known fava bean soup in the south
Macco di fave is a dish included in the list of traditional Italian products by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry Policy. There are four versions: Calabrian, Sicilian, Sardinian, and Pugliese, all of which can be cooked both with fresh and dried beans. It is eaten at the end of the harvest as [...]
The excellence of Calabria on the table
Calabria presents itself as the land of great tastes and flavours that go far beyond the famous hot pepper, the undisputed protagonist of its tables, but it is not the only one. The territory of Reggio is coloured with typical products: ‘nduja, the sweetness of the Tropea onions, the flavours of the [...]
A tropical mirage on the Strait
The Annona is a fruit plant native to the Andean highlands of Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, and Bolivia, and is almost unknown in Europe. Interestingly, however, this fruit, with its exquisite taste, has been consumed on Calabrian tables for over 200 years.
The region’s mild and favourable climate has [...]
The hot red chili pepper contest
It was not born here, but millennia ago in the lands of present-day Latin American where the Natives cultivated it for its taste and properties, which they had already began to recognize by observing its environment.
During the colonial period, the Spaniards discovered it and brought it to Europe [...]