The very best of Lucanian flavours
Those who choose Matera as their holiday destination cannot fail to explore its culinary world, which is inextricably linked to agricultural and peasant traditions. The cornerstone of Matera’s gastronomy is bread, made with durum wheat semolina, salt, yeast and water and recognised as a PGI product.
The shepherd’s world produces cheeses and salamis that are truly irresistible, such as caciocavallo and pecorino. When it comes to fresh pasta, the queens of the table are cavatelli and orecchiette, accompanied by black olives from Maiatica, a very fine extra virgin olive oil, legumes and taralli. You cannot leave Matera without tasting peperoni cruschi, strictly sun-dried, and baccalà alla lucana. For dessert, fichi with honey and the typical ‘pach’nisch‘, with grape must and semolina.
In short, a simple but genuine cuisine, undoubtedly rich in taste! Below we recommend the best restaurants in Matera.