APPETIZER

Delizie Di Calabria's stuzzichino is a delicious mix of Calabrian vegetables and spices, perfect for adding a touch of Italian flavour to any dish. This medium-spicy paste combines sweet and hot peppers, cucumbers, carrots, fennel, celery, aubergines, artichokes, sun-dried tomatoes, porcini mushrooms, green olives, and capers, all preserved in olive oil and white wine vinegar.

Ingredients: mixed vegetables in varying proportions 60%: (sweet pepper, chilli pepper, cucumber, carrot, fennel, CELERY, aubergine, sun-dried tomato), olive oil, artichokes, salt, Boletus mushrooms (Boletus edulis), green olives, capers 1%, white wine vinegar, spices.

The Calabrian Peperoncino

The generic term Calabrian Peperoncino encompasses the set of varieties cultivated exclusively in Calabria belonging to the species Capsicum annuum L., the spicy fruit of a plant belonging to the Solanaceae family, native to Central and South America. Known and widely consumed in Mexico for 9,000 years, it arrived in Europe aboard Christopher Columbus's three caravels when he returned from his voyage to America in 1492. Thanks to its strong flavour and vigorous aromatic character, it quickly spread throughout Spain and the Mediterranean basin.

It is the only chilli pepper capable of providing a spicy and exceptional flavour without burning the taste buds. The peperoncino from this region is of excellent quality, its growth is favoured by the optimal humidity level, and it does not need to be chemically treated. The chillies must be naturally dehydrated, and the most renowned are produced in the Monte Poro area. The Calabrian people use it as a condiment in pasta, pizzas, vegetables, or meat dishes.

Delizie di Calabria

The story of Delizie di Calabria, a family business founded by Domenico Scalise, began four decades ago in Calabria, a region where the sun shines 300 days a year. An important city of ancient Magna Graecia, this mountainous southern Italian region is located between the Ionian Sea (to the east) and the Tyrrhenian Sea (to the west) and is separated from Sicily by the Strait of Messina. Here, the peperoncino found its ideal habitat, becoming the exponent of a rich and healthy gastronomic culture.

The history of the Calabrian tradition of preserves is so ancient that it is lost in time. Products from the land were preserved in jars and remained available all year round, with all their freshness. Born as a small farm dedicated to processing agricultural products, Delizie di Calabria is today a reference in the production of Calabrian Peperoncino and other Calabrian treasures. A modern and efficient production structure, yet environmentally friendly. It combines peperoncino with other tasty ingredients, such as Tropea red onion, olives, sun-dried tomatoes, bergamot, among many others. Each ingredient finds a place on tables, but also in larders, full of delicious preserves.