Pasta Database
The landscape of Basilicata, Italy

Basilicata

Pasta shapes from Basilicata

Basilicata, also known by its ancient name Lucania, is an administrative region in Southern Italy, bordering on Campania to the west, Apulia to the north and east, and Calabria to the south.

Shapes
2
With a full profile
1
Families
ribbons, hand-formed
Made by hand
2
Classic plates
5

The cooking of the region

The cuisine of Basilicata, or Lucanian cuisine, is the cuisine of the Basilicata region of Italy. It is mainly based on the use of pork and sheep meat, legumes, cereals and vegetables, with the addition of aromas such as hot peppers, powdered raw peppers and horseradish. The local gastronomy is, for historical-cultural reasons, typically peasant, based on simple recipes and on the culture of reuse, in particular of meat and bread.

2 shapes from Basilicata

Classic plates of Basilicata

Every dish the shape profiles of this region name, with the shape and, where we have it, the sauce.

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