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Real Calabrian Foods by Fran Katatto: On these web pages you may find dishes your parents and grandparents prepared, or you might recognize something you enjoyed as a child or still serve to your children. In any case, pour yourself a glass of regional wine (Salvuto, Greco or Ciro), fire up the stove or oven, and try your hand at preparing what we affectionately remember as "peasant food". Not only will it fill your home with great aromas, but it will fill your heart with warm memories. Fran Kattato: |

Introduction (About this site) Dont expect to find too much of what mama used to make or even Grandma for that matter. Great Grandma? Perhaps!.
Glossary of Calabrian Foods This Glossary is to help you to better understand
the ingredients you might find in our collect recipes.
Travel in the 1950s Calabria in the 1950's when the people were poor and still recovering from WWII. At this time travelers found both food and accommodations to be less then adequate.
Foods Of
Calabria. A
description of Calabrian foods, their
history, their origin and
use.
Salami A very nice short article about
Calabrian salamis, including
Capacola, Suppersetta, ect.
Peperoncino Those dried red peppers you see, both
hot and sweet,
that are strung up and hung out in the sun to
dry.
Peasant
Cusine These are
old and somewhat exotic recipies, from.
Calabria's past. Many of these foods,
would be considerd barbaric by
todays standards and are destained to be
forgotten, forever.
Caponata
A Olive-Eggplant Relish or Dip.
Petilia-Policastro.Cotrone
Chestnuts-roasted
Simple, roasted Chestnuts. Prov. Of
Cosenza
cipullìn' con peperoni
Chippoline, bitter-little red onions Oriolo,
Cosenza
Polpetta Calabrese
Fried Golden Brown Rice Balls. Mangone, Cosenza
Chilliròne
A Easter bread very similar to a bagel, w/fennell
seeds. Oriolo, Cosenza.
Easter
basket
Bread is woven into a basket, that
holds eggs and goodies Oriolo, Prov. of Cosenza
Easter
bread (Lemon)
Sweet Lemon flavored Bread Petilia-Policastro. Cotrone
Fraoni (Pittanghiùs')
Pittanghiùs e'Spinaci
Pittanghiùs' cu li
viti
Pita Fritto
(Zippoli)
Terralle
Gudaruni:
Homemade
Macaroni
Pita
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Cucina Di Calabria by Mary Amabile Palmer Treasured Calabrian Recipes and old Family Customs. |
Calamari e
mullica.
Squid, w/Fried
breadcrumbs. Oriolo, Prov. di Cosenza:
Calamari al Fritta.
Squid, Battered, breaded and fried.
Nicastro, Prov. Catanzaro:
Fried
Smelt.
Whole head on smelt, battered and
fried. Oriolo, Prov. Cosenza:
Triglie con
Olive.
Whole mullet or Snapper fried
w/olives. Cosenza, Prov. Cosenza:
Beef-Veal ( Monzo)
Cutolette al
Calabraise.
Cutlet w/Pepper-Tomato
sauce. Ciro, Prov. Cotrone:
Veal
Pickeled
A simple Pickeled meat in a
spiced jell. Oriolo, Cosenza:
Brasciole
Oriolese
A simple rolled meat with
spices. Oriolo, Cosenza:
Morseddu:
Lungs, Heart, ect. (of beef) Cosenza, Prov. of
Cosenza
Ciccaudia cu e'
millica.
Fried Dandelions
w/sausage-breadcrumbs Oriolo, Cosenza:
Cacciatori al
Pollo:
Cacciatori w/mushrooms, chicken
or any meat you choose. Cosenza
Chicken
Cacciatori:
The Hunter.This is real
Calabrese! Ciicken or rabbit w/peppers & tomatoes. Oriolo,
Cs.
Leg of
lamb.
Or Goat may be used!!!.
Oriolo, Cosenza
Pork & Sausage ( Maiale e
Salsiccia)
Iwat'na:
Pickeled pigs feet, in a spiced jell Lago,
Cosenza
Torta Di Sangue Di Maiale:
(Pork) Blood Pudding Pie(Sanguinaccio)Cosenza
Sangue di
Maiale.
Blood Pudding, from Pig
blood. San Filli, Cosenza
Pepperoni e
Salccisa.
Sausage w/peppers-Tomato
Lago, Cosenza
Trippa di
pomodora.
Beef tripe in a seasoned tomato
sauce. Caulonia, Reggio di Calabria
Gnocchi:
Light (homemade Pasta) w/ Riccota Cheese and sauce.San Paolo, Cosenza
Pasta Con Anchove:
Linguini w/Anchove, tomato & Pepper sauce. Mammalo Reggio Calabria
Suga
Marianara
A simple spagetti (tomato)
sauce Oriolo, Cosenza
Maccaruni con
Calimari
Maccarun cu la
millica.
Pasta
Asciuta
Spagetti
Aglio-Olio:
Potatoes &
Macaroni
Cuccidatta
Popular, fig, nut and rasin filled cookies.. San
Giovani, Reggio di Calabria
Chocolate/Black Pepper Cookies
BISCOTTI AL CIOCCOLATO CON PEPE NERO /Spicy Cookies w/Chocolate and Black Pepper.
Oriolo Cosenza
Fico e'
Uva
Wedding Desert, honey dipped Fig,
stuffed w/almond, in grape leaves. Oriolo, Cosenza
Pita Piato
A sweet rasin pastry.
Petilia-Policastro.Cotrone
scaledde
cookies resemble little ladders. Cosenza,
Prov.Cosenza
Tomato/Pepper Salad
A simple but delicious salad, combining Fresh tomato slices with rosted peppers and seasonings . Oriolo, Cosenza.
Fresh Dandelion Salad
Insalata di Dente di Leone w/wild or Italian Dandelions. Lago, Prov. of Cosenza
Zuppa Escarole:
(Sca-rowa or Scalaw greens is escarole in English, as far as I know) Scalaw soup w/ pork, beaf chicken or other meat broth. Scilla Cosenza
Zuppa di Pollo:
(Chicken soup) A fast and easy way to make great" Zuppa di Pollo," Calabrian style. Africa, Reggio Calabria
Escarole e' Polo:
A wonderful chicken soup with Escarole, Spinach or your favorite greens. Rocca Imperiale Cosenza
Zuppa di Pollo:
(Chicken soup) A fast and easy way to make great" Zuppa di Pollo," Calabrian style. Africa, Reggio Calabria
Egg omlet soup
(Mariola all Calabrese) Prov of Crotone
Fava Bean Soup
(Fava beans with Escalow) From Oriolo Cosenza
Pasta e Fasuli
Macaroni and bean in light tomato based soup.Prov.Cosenza
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Spinaci E Aglio
Spinach w/Garlic & Oil (Escargow, Endive or may substitute other greens). Oriolo, Cosenza.
Peppers, Fried-Roasted
Pepers. Any kind, Hot or Sweet.
From Oriolo Cosenza
Pepperona
(A Pepper & tomatoe stew, excellent as a "Cacciatori" Base or alone. Amendalaro Cosenza
Spinaci Fritata
Fried Spinach cakes (Breaded, Egg batter)
From Oriolo Cosenza
Stuffed Eggplant
Stuff eggplant stuffed and baked with veal or pork mixture. From Oriolo Cosenza
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