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Basilicata
Inland cooking of dried peppers, durum bread, pork and legumes.
Signature dish · Peperoni cruschi
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Basilicata (also called Lucania) is mountainous and inland-facing, with dried crusco peppers, Matera's durum bread, pork traditions, legumes and simple hand-made pasta.
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Basilicata Home CookingEveryday cooking from Italy's inland south.38 recipes
Grandmother-Style Lucanian RecipesSlow household dishes from Basilicata.8 recipes
Cucina Povera LucanaBread, peppers and legumes at the centre of the table.3 recipes
Crusco Pepper TraditionsDishes built on Basilicata's dried sweet peppers.8 recipes
Matera Bread TraditionsDurum loaves and the dishes that use them.7 recipes
Hand-Made PastaStrascinati, cavatelli and regional shapes.5 recipes
Pork & Cured Meat TraditionsLucanica and farmhouse pork cooking.3 recipes
Heritage Basilicata RecipesLong-documented dishes of the region.18 recipes
Matera FoodBread, crapiata, cialledda and the cooking of the Sassi.6 recipes
Lucanian Food TraditionsThe regional identity Lucanians use for their own cooking.38 recipes
Peppers & Vegetable CookingPeppers, aubergines, cardoncelli mushrooms and garden dishes.9 recipes
Beans & LegumesSarconi beans, chickpeas, lentils and broad beans.6 recipes
SoupsBread soups, legume soups and the thick minestre of the interior.8 recipes
Country & Shepherd FoodLamb, mutton and pot-cooked food from the Lucanian countryside.5 recipes
Preserves & PantryDried peppers, conserves and the Lucanian store cupboard.3 recipes
Traditional Lucanian SweetsAlmond biscuits, chestnut sweets and festival baking.5 recipes
Forgotten Lucanian DishesHousehold dishes rarely found outside Basilicata.4 recipesSub-regions
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