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More commonly, the Peperoncini is known in Italy as “Piccante” a type of hot-sauce Italians sprinkle on everything from pasta to bruschetta. The peppers, are an extremely important part of local culinary traditions in Calabria are in fact part of what distinguishes southern Italian food from that of the north, where pasta dishes are mild by comparison. As the peppers are harvested at the end of each summer in Calabria, the communities come together to celebrate. The Pepperoncino is also said to have some very special "side effects" as well and is known as Viagra for the poor.....
This small spicy pepper bursting with flavour is at the centre of the festival which comes to a head each year in Diamante from September 5th to 9th. More than 100,000 people from all over Southern Italy come to participate in the festivities known as “The South’s Carnival”, where dancing on every street corner, open-air bars, men on stilts and traditional music continue well into the late hours of the night.
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