Let me guide you through Campania’s rich culinary landscape, where each region offers unique gastronomic experiences.
In Naples, you’ll dive into authentic street food culture. Starting in the historic center, you’ll discover the art of pizza-making at centuries-old pizzerias, where both traditional Margherita and pizza fritta (fried pizza) showcase local expertise. Between tastings, you’ll sample crispy cuoppi filled with fried seafood and vegetables, and indulge in Naples’ famous pastries – warm sfogliatella with ricotta and babà soaked in rum.
Moving to the Amalfi Coast, the experience shifts to coastal flavors. Here, you’ll visit family-run limoncello producers, learning how they transform local lemons into the famous liqueur. Seafood restaurants serve freshly caught fish, while local chefs demonstrate how to make scialatielli, the region’s signature pasta. The tour typically ends with delizia al limone, a lemon-infused dessert that captures the Coast’s essence.
The Mozzarella di Bufala tour in Caserta or Paestum areas offers insight into Italy’s finest buffalo mozzarella production. You’ll visit working farms, watch skilled cheese makers transform buffalo milk into delicate mozzarella, and taste it at its freshest – still warm and incredibly tender.
Irpinia’s wine country presents a different flavor profile. This inland region is home to prestigious DOCG wines like Taurasi, Fiano, and Greco di Tufo. Wine tastings are paired with local salumi and cheeses, while vineyard tours explain how the volcanic soil influences wine characteristics.
The Sorrento Peninsula completes the gastronomic journey with olive oil tastings, visits to producers of Provolone del Monaco (a local aged cheese), and citrus grove tours. Here, you’ll also learn traditional pasta-making techniques passed down through generations.
These tours typically run April through October when weather is ideal and produce is at its peak. Each includes transportation and expert guides who share not just food knowledge, but the cultural stories behind each dish.