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Restaurants in Crotone
Where to eat in Crotone: Crotonese pecorino DOP, sardella, pitta ’nchiusa, and Cirò wine.
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Eating in Crotone
Crotone is Ionian coast and Marchesato: pasture, wheat, and by tradition the oldest wine in Italy.
The products
- Pecorino Crotonese DOP, fresh, semi-hard or cave-aged;
- Sardella (rosamarina) — the spicy preserve of small fish spread on bread;
- Oily fish and tuna from the Ionian;
- Olive oil and the plain's citrus.
The dishes
- Pasta con la mollica and rod-rolled maccheroni with pork ragù;
- Sarde arraganate, gratinated with breadcrumbs and oregano;
- Pipi chini, stuffed peppers;
- Pitta 'nchiusa — the pitta rolled with walnuts, raisins, honey and cinnamon, a feast-day sweet.
In the glass
Cirò DOC from Gaglioppo is made here: tradition links it to the wine offered to Crotone's athletes at the ancient Olympics, and it is one of Calabria's oldest denominations.
Opening hours and closing days change. The ones on the listings come from public sources and may be out of date. Where a restaurant confirms tables with us, the availability you see is the real one.
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