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Originally Posted by pondgardener
That's probably why my wife hadn't heard of it. Her grandparents were considered "southerners" living in the boot region of Italy(Calabria) and Sicily.
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My family is also from southern Italy, Montella. It's a small town in the mountains a little over an hour car ride east of Naples, Pompeii or Salerno. Sicilian cuisine is unique and doesn't translate too much to mainland Italy but it does mix in the coastal regions of southern Italy. It was always told to me growing up that the boot kicks Sicily and I know (by accident) that suggesting a Sicilian recipe to a chef in another region is frowned upon. I've even requested Napoli cuisine (a twist to a menu offering) while in Bologna and apparently insulted them. They love their regional foods and culture and they do not like to stray. American-Italians, well we are a different breed.