The following products are typical from Calabria region.
They are identified and recognized by Italy and European Community as
Denominazione di Origine Protetta (DOP) or Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) and Indicazione Geografica Protetta (IGP) Protected Geographical Indication (PGI).
Denomination |
Category |
Type of product |
Provinces |
|---|---|---|---|
Alto Crotonese |
D.O.P. | Olive Oil | Crotone |
Bergamotto di Reggio Calabria - Olio essenziale |
D.O.P. | Essential oil | Reggio Calabria |
Bruzio |
D.O.P. | Olive Oil | Cosenza |
Caciocavallo Silano |
D.O.P. | Cheese | Catanzaro, Cosenza |
Capocollo di Calabria |
D.O.P. | Meat Products | Catanzaro, Cosenza, Crotone, Reggio Calabria, Vibo Valentia |
Cipolla Rossa di Tropea Calabria |
I.G.P. | Fruit, vegetables and cereals | Catanzaro, Cosenza, Vibo Valentia |
Clementine di Calabria |
I.G.P. | Fruit, vegetables and cereals | Reggio Calabria, Catanzaro, Cosenza, Vibo Valenzia, Crotone |
Fichi di Cosenza |
D.O.P. | Fruit, vegetables and cereals | Cosenza |
Lametia |
D.O.P. | Olive Oil | Catanzaro |
Limone di Rocca Imperiale |
I.G.P. | Fruit, vegetables and cereals | Cosenza |
Liquirizia di Calabria |
D.O.P. | Liquorice | Catanzaro, Cosenza, Crotone, Reggio Calabria,Vibo Valentia |
Olio di Calabria |
I.G.P. | Olive Oil | Catanzaro, Cosenza, Crotone, Vibo Valentia,Reggio Calabria |
Pancetta di Calabria |
D.O.P. | Meat Products | Catanzaro, Cosenza, Crotone, Reggio Calabria,Vibo Valentia |
Patata della Sila |
I.G.P. | Fruit, vegetables and cereals | Cosenza,Catanzaro |
Pecorino Crotonese |
D.O.P. | Cheese | Crotone |
Salsiccia di Calabria |
D.O.P. | Meat Products | Catanzaro, Cosenza, Crotone, Reggio Calabria, Vibo Valentia |
Soppressata di Calabria |
D.O.P. | Meat Products | Catanzaro, Cosenza, Crotone, Reggio Calabria, Vibo Valentia |
Torrone di Bagnara |
I.G.P. | Baked goods, biscuits, pastries | Reggio Calabria |
Take a look at traditional food products of Calabria , officially recognized by the Italian Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies.
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We are working on a cookbook of our family recipes. Unfortunately, we have lost the original recipe for a pastry we call viscotina or viscatina – we are not even sure of the spelling. The best I can describe it – quite a hard consistency, shaped into small round balls or twisted lengths and covered with a hard icing. Everyone loved to dunk them into morning coffee. If you could give us the correct Calabrese name and spelling = assuming you recognize this pastry and any recipe that is traditional for the area, we would really appreciate it!
Caciocavallo Silano is the name of the cheese that my Italian cousin gave to me to bring home when I visited their home last fall. She did not speak English and I can not speak Italian. What kind of cheese is it and what is it used for please. It is a hard cheese and I grated it for pasta.
Hello, I would like to make pasta sauce , the same way my late grandfather made it , he was from calabria town of platania. Thank You, Debra