The Calabria has an ancient history that food is the result of traditions and ancient cultures due to the peoples who have inhabited over the centuries this territory

1) The ancient Greeks

Dec 1, 700

The ancient Greeks influenced the Calabrian territory as well as linguistically and culturally from the point of view of food tying their religious rites to particular foods.
L 'economy of the colonies of Magna Greek and then of Calabria, was based on agricultural production, as can be seen of the archaeological and historical sources.

2)The ancient Greeks

Dec 2, 700

The power was mainly vegetarian and back in those days the cultivation of beans, corn, and of the lives of 'olive, food linked to the worship of the Greek gods. These alimnti were used not only to feed themselves, even during sacred ceremonies and funeral rites. It was usual packaged cakes and sweets that were offered to the gods and men. the blue fish was consumed in quantities greater than the meat that was reserved for heroes and consumed duration religious ceremonies.

3) the ancient Greeks

Dec 3, 700

they breed in large quantities sheep, goats, pigs and above. The pig was associated with female deities because it symbolized fertility, since it is an animal prolific. the medical school of the time had developed the idea that a balanced diet coupled with a healthy sports constitute the best therapy to preserve the health of the body. after much research Philistion formulated the theory that diseases were strictly dependent on the climate and nutrition.

1) The power in calabria

Dec 4, 700

The crisis that had gripped the calabria continued in the Middle Ages. In this period the Calabrian peasants are fed on rye, oats, barley, millet consuming form of focaccia or soups. The dressing was used by the poor lard or bacon. The board of the powerful instead abounded with quality fish, bread made with white wheat, fruit, wine and oil d 'olive.

The Power in Calabria

Dec 4, 700

during the rule in Calabria there were economic and social crisis, but the 'power did not change but changed the methods of food preparation. The diet continued to be simple, consisting of cereals, wheat, bread, legumes, vegetables, wild herbs. Milk with which he made the cheese came from sheep and goats. Good was the consumption of 'olive' oil
and increase the consumption of fish.

Power of the farmer

Mar 2, 2022

during the first half of the 900 food difficulties persist in the population thrived. During the First World War the 'power of the Calabrian peasant still remained essentially vegetarian, linked to what the land offered in the different periods of' year. They subsisted on bread, soups of herbs, vegetables, potatoes, fruit, dairy products, salted fish and meat rarely, they could eat only when they were sick, muoribondi or during the holiday important.

vegetarian diet

Mar 2, 2022

In the modern age in Calabria continued to prevail in the population a diet vgetariana, in fact for the peasants the meat was a rare food, the bread was made of acorns, or rye flour, or chestnut or lupins. During the '800 c' was still the contrast between the popular classes "herbivorous" and upper classes "carnivorous". Even some traditional food food were tied to festivals, nuptial rites and funeral rites.

Power during the Second World War

Mar 2, 2022

During the Second World War, the power popular Calabrian was made of chickpeas, chestnuts and wild herbs. During the 'beginning of the 60s the population moved away from traditional diets, in fact, with the' advent of the economic boom and the massive emigration to the north of the southern labor, changed the lifestyle and diet of the Italians, beginning the consumer civilization of the country.