Calabria's Mediterranean cuisine is both delicious and healthy. The main ingredients are olive oil, seafood, fresh potatoes, vegetables, and cheese. The taste is spicy and sour, which is quite appetizing.
The local ice cream is famous, so give it a try.
Calabrian cooking has a wide range of flavors, ranging from strong to light.
Dishes based on pork and sausage are famous, the most outstanding of which are the lasoppressatadi San Nicoladi Crissa and la'ndujadi Spilinga, seasoned with lots of chili peppers.
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Vegetables to mention are eggplants, onions (Tropea is the most famous), green peppers and tomatoes.
Among the sour fruits are clementine and bergamotti, which are grafted with orange and bitter orange, and their high-quality brands are protected.
The most famous wines in the region are Cirò and Savuto.
Calabrian ceramics, known as the crystallization of local "art and tradition", have a long history and each piece is imbued with religious meaning.
Seminara handicrafts stand out for their ancient history and exceptional quality.
Among them, mugs and pot-bellied cups are ancient-style handicrafts with consecration and votive qualities; there are also some handicrafts that interpret animism in ancient history, such as curse-repelling masks and Greek head vessels.
In Calabria, textiles are also an extremely ancient art, and tapestries, embroideries, trims, and satins are all of high value.
Calabria has a long and prestigious tradition of making musical instruments.
This art was born in the 18th century, and the local area still maintains the strictest production technology.
Locally produced national musical instruments include bagpipes, percussion guitars, hurdy-gurdies, tambourines, castanets, lyres (seven-stringed harps); as well as pipe organs, violins, viol guitars, mandolins, etc.
Calabria is very famous for its gold and silver jewelry. Craftsmen use classical Greek and Byzantine artistic techniques to incorporate elements with local customs. They harmoniously combine gold, silver, ceramics, gems, enamel and other materials, making the jewelry full of noble temperament.