Basilicata

The strascinati with cod and bran peppers are a typical recipe from Basilicata. In traditional Lucanian gastronomy, cruschi peppers are one of the most used ingredients, we can find them both as an appetizer and as a condiment for homemade pasta or meat or fish main courses, including cod with cruschi peppers. One of the most famous and traditional recipes calls for them with strascinati, a pasta shape typical of a vast area that includes both Puglia and Basilicata, similar to capunti only that they are wider and more open. Their name derives from the way in which they are prepared: by dragging small portions of dough onto the pastry board by gripping three fingers.