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“Calabria” has a certain cachet in the food world. From exclusive restaurants down to family chains, “Calabrian” menu items are omnipresent. In fact, when I open the menu of an Italian restaurant outside Italy and I don’t see Calabria mentioned, it’s almost more surprising. Whether all these offerings actually originate in Calabria is another question.
Much ado is made over what is referred to as cucina povera, simply put, the cuisine of the poor. These dishes are rooted in tradition and authentically recreate recipes with locally sourced ingredients. Today, patrons of the world’s best restaurants clamor for this tasty, wholesome food of humble origins. In Catanzaro, one such rustic dish has become a symbol of …