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Originally Posted by Greedy,Greedy,Greedy
Sorry, I hope you enjoy the 4th wherever you are.
I have not been to Calabria, but have been to Sicily, and it's pretty much the same thing, right?
I have to say, the pasta in Sicily was mediocre, the pizza absolutely horrendous, and the breads downright rubbery - I was still doing gluten during my trip there. On the other hand, the fish was incredible, the fresh herbs plentiful and delicious, and the Gelato and Granita to die for.
Far be it from me to tell you your heritage, but could there be another side of southern Italy's food worth exploring?
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Actually I had really good food in Sicily, but I was only in Taormina and Siracusa. In Calabria I was only in my grandparents home town- Caulonia- dirt poor and half abandoned, the local wine is so vile my cousins poured Sprite in it to drink. I bought wine instead. The pizza was basic Naples style, very good.
We are poor people though so not much meat- most pastas were with seafood. Caulonia is on the Ionian Sea so seafood is basically free. The best dish though was a pasta using CANNED tuna fish. Fucking Calabrese are the hard heads of the world- they live on the sea, a sea that has tuna, but they open a can? but it was amazing. Also lots of vegetables. Spicy cicitti (garbanzo beans) over pasta.
