LOCAL FLAVORS

The Struffoli Italian Honey Balls are the most famous Christmas desserts in the Campania region. They are very small fried dough balls soaked with honey and decorated with colored sprinkles, which are often presented in a pyramidal composition, and are very simple to bake.

"Concerto" is the oldest liqueur of the Amalfi Coast, born in Tramonti, very popular throughout the coast and used to prepare the famous sweets: aubergines with chocolate.

Here there are 5 unmissable lemon drinks to sip while on the Amalfi Coast. Those are the fruit of the creativity of their bartenders and they are very light, fresh and fragrant: ideal for a truly unforgettable aperitif!

The Torta ricotta e pere is an Italian excellence created by the well-known pastry chef Sal De Riso. It stands out above all for its refined taste, the result of a very careful choice of ingredients: hazelnuts from Giffoni, ricotta from Tramonti and pinnate pears from Agerola.

Limoncello is the most popular sweet liqueur of Campania, obtained from the lemon zest steeped in alcohol. It is an excellent digestif, and much more: if you have lunch or dinner on the Amalfi Coast, you can’t miss it.

Bringing together eggplants and chocolate in a recipe may surely sound weird to somebody. Actually, despite the prejudices, it's a formidable and surprising pairing used in some of the best desserts of the Amalfi Coast.

Pizza is usually attributed to the city of Naples but the small town of Tramonti, nestled among the Lattari Mountains of the Amalfi Coast, is considered “the capital of pizza”.

The gastronomic tradition of the Amalfi Coast is as ancient as it is tastiness, a true sensory experience to live in the sublime starred restaurants of this corner of paradise: thirteen in the latest Michelin Guide.

Amalfi is full of surprising locations, such as the characteristic taverns scattered among the city streets or the restaurants with spectacular terraces overlooking the sea. Wherever you decide to stop, you will find fish menus full of options.

He has become one of the best innovators in the pastry sector in Italy! In this interview, we asked to Sal De Riso to explain what does it mean to be one of the most successful master pastry chefs, and how he manages to suit all tastes by combining his pastries with the typical Amalfi Coast products.