Salsiccia di Maiale Pezzente ...

... much better than the bread salad, was a dish of local "peasant" sausage and fava bean puree and chicory, two side dishes very typical of the region. The chicory was a bit like spinach, but juicier - would've been great with a hint of garlic. The sausage was excellent, sort of a cross between the best Italian sausage and the best Spanish chorizo, the ultimate hybrid!

Monica Bellucci

July 13th 2012
Geo: 40.6623, 16.6113Today, I lived out one of my greatest dreams, a fantasy if you will - strolling from the edge of the Sassi to Matera's new town, I popped into a store with signs proclaiming "Saldi! Saldi!", the massive sales found in Italy during this time of year. Though not much of a shopper, especially when traveling and every ounce of extra weight in my backpack counts, ... read more

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Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the city-states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI establis... ... read more

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