Eating in Maratea

Food and flavors of Maratea

Despite the geographical location have led to contamination of some dishes of the neighboring regions, the originality of the Maratea cooking is the ability to extract flavors from the simplest things

Typical foods

Among the typical foods of Basilicata and Maratea in particular stand out some craft products whose origin is often far in time. In addition to knowing how they are made it is interesting to know the

Fish sauce

The Roman republican and imperial age - or from the II / I sec. B.C. - was very influenced by the Greek tradition also in the use of "garum" (for the Greeks "garon").It was the famous fish sauce that

Maratea's sausage

Talking about Maratea's gastronomy means first of all not to forget about the sausage goddess.The Roman historian, Varrone, referring to the sausages, writes: "They call lucanica a minced meat, stuffe

First courses

The recipes of the first dishes of the gastronomic tradition in Maratea are on the tables in the festive or everyday use, but always based on simple ingredients. These courses are not always easy to f

Second courses

The main or second courses of Maratea recipes are basically based on the traditional elements of Maratea's cuisine, such as vegetables, pork and sea fish. This page does not include all the existing a

Desserts

The desserts of Maratea, while representing varieties of pastry already present in other areas of the South - especially Campania - have their own character that distinguishes them, both for flavors a