Calabria, among the Italian regions overlooking the sea, is maybe the one whose gastronomic culture is most bonded to its hinterland. Decise, strong tastes among which the ‘nduja stands out, typical Calabria speciality par excellence that finds its zenith of nativity in the 'Nduja of black calabrian pig - Consorzio Nero di Calabria, produced by the Consorzio Nero di Calabria, a well known reality among the food excellence. There are united many small producers that breed free range and transform this particular local pig species, closely related with the Iberian Patanegra, endowed with extraordinary tasting and organoleptic properties. The fine meat of this pork variety gives softness both to the taste and the consistency, besides containing omega 3 and omega 6 polyunsaturates that notoriously give benefits to health. Species and red hot chili pepper are perfectly balanced, so that they add a pleasant hot note exiting the natural black pork taste without covering it.

It is a common thought associating the nduja calabrese to an extremely strong and hot taste: this is absolutely wrong. If the nduja you’ve tried in the past had merely an hot connotation it is a sign of low quality, as the spiciness has to be balanced in order to exalt the other tastes and not being above them. The 'Nduja of black pig - Consorzio Nero di Calabria is without any doubts at an unattainable level for the others, the reasons are mainly two. The starting raw material comes from the Calabrian black pig, a local specie free range bred endowed with great taste and organoleptic properties. The meats of this pork variety give a softness both in taste and consistency, that is not possible to find in products derived from other porks meats. The other motivation is the perfect balance of spices and red hot chili pepper, which gives a pleasant hot note, exhaling the black pig natural taste without covering it. Perfect as an appetizer on toasted bread, in a pasta sauce to give it a sprint or on a pizza paired with some gorgonzola cheese.

Anchovies anciently were one of the most popular fish as when they're put under salt they can not only last for a very long time, but they also become better with the passing of time. Nowadays Agostino Recca carries on the old traditions and methods trough his company in Sicily (Sciacca). Every process is hand made as Agostino believes that "machines can't distinguish between a good anchovy and a bad one, but these women can", as he said in a interview on a BBC special. So today we're going to give you a recipe whose protagonist are Fillets of Anchovies - Agostino Recca: Spaghetti with butter and anchovies. Ingredienti: Linguine di Gragnano - Pastificio Dei Campi (we're going to use linguine instead of spaghetti today), Fillets of Anchovies - Agostino Recca, Butter - Az. Agricola Frascio, Red garlic from Nubia, Organic extra virgin olive oil - Adamo, Raw Sea Salt Picked by Shoulder - Cuordisale - Salinagrande and a red hot chili pepper, bread. First put the pasta in boiling salted water for half the time it is written on the box. Meanwhile cut the anchovies into small pieces (3 anchovies per person) and put some olive oil, the minced anchovies, a garlic clove and a little minced red hot chili pepper in a pan and make them stir fry. When the linguine will be at half cooking dry them conserving the boiling water, so you have make the pasta cook in the pan used before adding the boiling water gradually (not too much , it has not even to cover the past) until the pasta will be cooked at the right level (al dente of course). Take the pan off the fire, at this point the pasta will be creamy and savory, but to make it more creamy add some butter and amalgamate as it is a risotto, the result will be outstanding. As a final touch toast some minced bread (not too thinly) and garnish with it to add crunchiness and a toasted flavor.

Sea urchin is a very popular and fine seafood, thanks to its taste which embodies the essence and freshness of the sea. Eggs are the only part of the sea urchin that is eaten, so only the female is edible. If you want to it it fresh you have to eat the same day it is caught, so the sea urchin pulp is normally frozen immediately after the sea urchins caught in order to maintain the fresh taste as much as possible. Today we're giving you a classic recipe which will make you appreciate and enhance the sea urchins: "Spaghetti ai ricci di mare". Ingredients: Spaghetti - Pasta Bossolasco, Frozen sea urcin pulp - La Bottarga di Tonno Group, Organic extra virgin olive oil - Adamo, Red garlic from Nubia, Coarse sea salt of Trapani, red hot chili pepper, parsley. First make the water boil, add sea salt and then the pasta (the minutes are written on the box). Meanwhile, in a frying pan, put some evo oil, an unpeeled clove of garlic and some red hot chili pepper making them brown and putting the garlic clove off when it is ready. One minute before it is ready drain the spaghetti and conserve 1\2 glasses of the boiling water, so stir fry the pasta in the frying pan with the flavored oil and add the pasta water. Amalgamate for a minute (until the water evaporates) as the water will release the pasta amid which will make your spaghetti creamy in a natural way. Only in the end add the sea urchin pulp as it only needs warming and not cooking, finally garnish with some minced parsley.