Campagna

Beautiful Campagna, which holds one of my favorite cities so far, Napoli, and my favorite coastline, the Almafi Coast. In the region, we can see many different types of area, between hilly and flatland, to coast and sea. In this beautiful region, we can see one of the first visibly natural disasters, the Explosion of Vesuvius onto the city of Pompeii, in which it fully encased the city in rubble, lava and soot, trapping many of the things in this city in time, including a sad couple of people. Many of the houses and areas in this city gave us insight on the Roman lives, as we can see from the frescos and architecture that was not touched by the explosion, and we can see how they lived.

In terms of Cuisine, we can see that they have a distinct cuisine that is based off both land and the sea, and who am I kidding, the damn pizza! This region holds one of the best pizzas of all time, the Napoli pizza, which contains san marzano tomatoes, Mozzarella di Bufala Campagna, and dough that is made fresh every day. All of said ingredients can only come from the campagna region, otherwise it is just another pizza, oh and it has to be made in Napoli, or it is just another pizza, so that pizza napoletana we eat back home, is not true Napoli style pizza. For a Contrasting view of this, please reference Ugly Delicious, which is a show currently on Netflix, hosted by David Chang, one of my all time favorite chefs. His first episode questions the authenticity, and if we truly need it.

Other than pizza, the cuisine of Napoli is strong with flavors from both the land and sea. Within this cuisine, we can see the influence that the Etruscans had, as Tuscany borders Campagna to the north. However, Campagna was strongly connected to Rome, as it was used as a trading port, and depended on Rome to make money. As the empire declined, so did Campagna.

The culture of Campagna is beautiful, as it has it's own flare. It is a strong love for their country that drives them, and they can show it both through the arts and through their food. I loved the Region ever since I got the chance to go, and wish I could return, as it is one of my favorites, both for the food, and for the nightlife. It was insane, streets were clear from 2 PM to 9 PM, then, all of a sudden, they were full. It didn't matter the day, everyone seems to love the night.