CIRCOSTA KNOWLEDGE
Nonna’s favourite tea.
What is Camomile?
The name of the Italian Prime Minister.
Who is Giorgia Meloni?
This term describes browning meat quickly over high heat.
What is searing?
Watermelon
What is Anguria
This spreadable pork product is one of Calabria’s most famous foods.
What is ’nduja?
Madeline and Giacomo’s wedding save the date.
What is October 3, 2026
Leonardo DiCaprio won his first Oscar for the survival movie set in the wilderness.
What is the Revenant?
These two additions in baking are responsible for the “rise” in baked goods.
What are baking powder and/or baking soda?
Fritters
What is frittelle
The mayor of Grotteria.
Who is Giuseppe Racco “Pepe Racco”?
Nonno’s job in the military.
What is a telephone operator?
This biblical figure is portrayed by Jim Caviezel in The Passion of the Christ.
Who is Jesus?
Cooking food in a vacuum-sealed bag in temperature-controlled water.
What is sous-vide?
Frying Pan
Padella
This agricultural product is a major part of Calabria’s modern economy.
What are olives?
Nonno stole these from the church and played them in the Piazza.
What are organ pipes?
Pope Leo XIV was born in this American city.
What is Chicago?
The protein that gives bread its structure.
What is gluten?
What is garbage can?
Spazzatura
This language influenced local dialects spoken around Gioiosa Ionica.
What is Greek?
Michelle’s due date.
What is January 12th?
This famous wall once divided a city in Germany during the Cold War?
What is the Berlin Wall?
This dessert is made by freezing a custard base.
What is ice cream?
Boots
What are stivali?
This empire ruled Calabria for centuries and influenced its churches and art.
What is the Byzantine Empire?