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Posted: December 06, 2021Categories: Recipes
Mostaccioli are typical Calabrian biscuits prepared with a few ingredients: flour, yeast and lots of fig honey. Find out the recipe on our blog.
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Posted: November 22, 2021Categories: Recipes
Mostaccioli are an old recipe, handed down through the ages, using cooked wine, a dark-coloured grape must with a very sweet flavour.
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Posted: October 21, 2021Categories: Stories
The origins of panettone can be found in the medieval custom of celebrating Christmas with bread that was richer than everyday bread. Find out more.
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Posted: December 22, 2020Categories: Stories
In Calabria, there are 13 foods that must be eaten on the evening of 24 December, 13 courses like the number of the Apostles with Jesus. Find out more on our blog.
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Posted: December 17, 2020Categories: Stories
Every corner of Calabria has its own strina, a folkloristic inaugural song of ancient origin, a tradition that is slowly in danger of fading into oblivion.
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Posted: December 16, 2020Categories: Stories
Visit the Bottega di Calabria blog now to discover the history and curiosities of nougat: the oldest Christmas sweet.
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Posted: December 10, 2020Categories: Stories
Sultanas, figs, dried fruit, citrus fruits, vino cotto and lots of honey. These are some of the main ingredients used to make Calabrian Christmas sweets.
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Posted: December 07, 2020Categories: Stories
Anticipate Christmas, bringing with it the flavours and colours of winter. For believers, that of the Immaculate Conception, is a festivity felt and rooted.
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Posted: December 02, 2020Categories: Stories
There is a gift that never goes out of fashion, useful and eye-filling: the gastronomic basket. Find out more on the blog of Bottega di Calabria.
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Posted: November 29, 2020Categories: Stories
December has now arrived and the enthusiasm for Christmas is growing more and more. How can we calm the spirits waiting for the 25th? With our Advent Calendar!