Stolen figs, and other adventures in Calabria
(Book)

Includes bibliographical references (p. [307]-308).

"Mark Rotella's Stolen Figs is an evocation of Calabria and the Calabresi, whose way of life is largely untouched by the commerce that has made Tuscany and Umbria into international tourist destinations. A grandson of Calabrese immigrants, Rotella persuades his father to visit their ancestral home for the first time in thirty years; once there, they meet Giuseppe, a postcard photographer and an informal guide to all things Calabrese.

Thus familiarized with Calabria, Rotella returns there at Easter time, and as they travel around the region, Giuseppe initiates him - and the reader - into its secrets: how to make soppressata and 'nduja; where to find hidden chapels and grottoes; and, of course, how to steal a fig without actually committing a crime."--BOOK JACKET.