I have to admit, I pretty much love all Italian food….but when I am away from Southern Italy, what I miss the most is the bread from inland Campania!
We have been known to buy a loaf of bread from the bakery, or even the supermarket -becasue even the supermarkets in Southern Italy have wonderful, fresh bread delivered daily-in Calitri and call it a meal! (and maybe along with some fresh deli meats and Caciocavallo Cheese or Buffalo Mozzarella (Mozzarella di Bufala) produced locally)
Bob Rinaldi writes, in the “recipes” section of kingarthurflour.com: “When I was a young boy I would ask my grandmother about Italy. She told such fantastic and exciting stories that as a young man I began to take romantic trips to the home of my family in the mountains of southern Italy. One story that Nonna told often was of bread. She complained that the bread in “‘Merica” was too white and that was why people got sick so much. It took years of research and the patience of my teacher and bread coach Sharon Masone but here it is; the bread from the ovens of Calitri.”
Casa del Cipresso - Calitri (Avellino) Campania 
September 11, 2007 at 4:35 am
I have to say that the bread in southern Italy is better by far than central and northern bread! Much tastier IMO! (The coffee tastes better to me, too 😉
December 2, 2009 at 2:49 pm
It is almost impossible to travel in Italy without finding something historic – Italy has the most UNESCO World Heritage Sites on the planet, and there are tons of things that UNESCO doesn’t get at listing that are likely older than whatever you’ve encountered before. Italy is a nation with history.