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In “A Taste of Calabria”, I will share all the specialty foods that I bring back from my trip to Calabria in June. The appetizers will be a surprise, depending on what I can bring back (cheeses, rosamarina, preserves, etc.). My garden will be full of zucchini and Italian beans in the month of July, so it will be fitting to have a menu featuring both vegetables. We will make frittelle, zucchini slices coated with a batter and fried (and zucchini flowers if they are available), pasta tossed in a sauce made from zucchini, roasted chicken the Calabrian way with potatoes, onions and tomatoes and a salad of Italian green beans. For dessert, we will have a special treat: a dessert that is almost too pretty to eat. It looks like a real peach, and is called pesche (peach) yet it contains no peach at all. It is a one-of-a-kind dessert found in the region where I grew up. |
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