Southern Italy Bagnara Calabra Province of Calabria
Calabria was, and continues to be, a poor region (by northern Italian standards), however the people tend to lead happy lives. From a culinary perspective, Calabrians tend to consume:
- swordfish
- sardines
- cod (Baccalà)
- pork
- lamb
- goat
- eggplant
- chili pepper
- Lemon
- Fruit (pears, peach, cactus pears, mulberry, etc.)
From a production and economic perspective, there’s not much going on. Tourism, however, is a key industry as is the production of pottery.
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