Typical dish of Catanzaro
Peppers and potatoes
Peppers and potatoes is a rustic, fragrant dish in which sweet peppers cut into strips are combined with golden pan-fried potatoes, often with onion sautéed in extra virgin olive oil. The result is soft and slightly caramelized, with the sweet flavor of the peppers meeting the creamy texture of the potatoes. The colors are those of the Calabrian summer: red, yellow, and gold. It is served hot or warm, as a hearty side dish or a simple everyday meal.
Season: Estate-Autunno€5–8
Why it matters
In Catanzaro this dish tells the story of home-style, rural cooking, made from a few garden ingredients transformed with patience and a frying pan. It is a preparation passed down through families, a symbol of simple conviviality and Mediterranean seasonality.
Origin story
The recipe comes from rural Calabrian tradition, when peppers and potatoes were among the most common products grown in family gardens. Cooked together in a pan with oil and onion, they became an inexpensive yet nourishing dish. Over time the base recipe has remained unchanged, with local variations that add scrambled eggs or chili pepper.
Typical ingredients
peperonipatatecipollaolio extravergine d'olivasale
Find it in the Trouvenir app
Verified restaurants, maps and cultural context for every typical dish.
Download the appFree download
Take Trouvenir with you
iOS and Android. Free.
Privacy-firstCross-device syncOffline ready