Gastronomy Basilicata Italy

Food and wine trail
Matera - Matera


 Basilicata, while aiming to progress, does not sacrifice food for a time, cut the sausage with a knife, pepper cruschi, all the six hundred different cheeses, wine, Aglianico del Vulture DOC In Melfi: castle and cathedral to visit. Food good, to try the pasta with mushrooms, toasted bread to Melfi, ...

Wines from Basilicata
Potenza - Rionero In Vulture


The Lucani, for a fact, were the first ones who cultivated vines in this region, even if in the past archaeological interpretations were in disagreement upon this subject. For sure, the inhabitants have done a great job in such cultivation, establishing a robust tradition. Also the famous satirical poet, ...

Accio soup.
Potenza - Potenza


Accio, for the Lucani, is what white celery. This vegetable has a sharp and fresh taste and it is fantastic for this thick and filling soup. Other ingredients are soprassata (a type of salami or sausage), provola cheese, hard-boiled egg and pecorino cheese. This dish is served in a soup ...

Soup alla Murese
Potenza - Muro Lucano


The vegetables are boiled and seasoned, during their preparation, with chicory, wild fennel, potatoes and beans, which all have to be “Spartan”, meaning that they are not grown in hot houses and can’t be from the garden. The final touch to the soup is added by the soffrito (sautéed onions ...

Pignata di Pecora (Sheep cooked in a crock pot).
Potenza - Potenza


The pignata is a Ligurian type of pot (similar to a crock pot): the lid of the pot has to be firmly on in order to not change the balance between temperature, humidity and aroma of the cooked sheep meat that requires and allows such a process. In this delicious ...