Southern & Island Cuisines

Puglia's cooking is classic Mediterranean, with an abundance of olive oil and fish, coupled with bread and wine. Delightful.

Molise is in large part mountainous, and has a cuisine that draws heavily on farming traditions, with seasonal vegetables and pork.

Calabrian cooking is rich and quite varied, nicely balancing fish, meats and vegetables. Because of the climate Calabresi are adept at preserving foods too.

Despite its long coastline, the traditional cuisine of Basilicata focusses inland, with vegetables and meats playing a predominant role. People have been seeking out Luganeghe, Basilicata's sausages, since Roman times.

The Abruzzo is one of the wilder regions of Italy, with craggy mountains inland and beautiful coastlines. It was isolated in the past, but has become a mecca for hikers, skiers, and vacationers, who come to enjoy both the foods and the land.

Campania boasts one of Italy's most elegant and refined cuisines. It's also one of the best-known worldwide, thanks to the tremendous number of Neapolitans who emigrated in the last century. Pizza, arguably the most popular food on the planet, is Neapolitan...