Just got back from the Peperonicino Festival in Diamante in Calabria.
It was a blast!
Although not a huge village, Diamante is on the coast, called the Riviera del Cedri, the Citron coast,famous for the giant lemon like Citron which is quite refreshing after all that chili.
The Calabrian Chili pepper comes both sweet and spicy, and they don’t try to kill you with heat, but rather tickle your palate.
The festival has expanded quite a bit since it first started and now lasts several days and the number of stands has aslo doubled I was told.
There was a HOT Film festival, spicy cartoons and some curious spiced foods!
Of course the chocolates, which is quite a trend in Italy, but granita? gelato? pastry cream filled brioches.. bring them on!
As I catch up on my foto’s will try to fill you in on the best!