Macco di Fave Secche con Cicoria Calabrese
Calabria — Vibo Valentia and Catanzaro provinces, widespread throughout the region
Calabrian purée of dried split fava beans (similar to the Pugliese fave e cicoria but with Calabrian character) — a thick, almost porridge-like fava purée enriched with olive oil and served with pan-wilted wild chicory (cicoria selvatica di Calabria) passed in olive oil with chilli. The Calabrian version diverges from the Pugliese in the use of more aggressive chilli heat in the cicoria and the addition of 'nduja (optional but traditional in the Vibo Valentia area) stirred into the fave purée for a spicy, deeply flavoured alternative. Also called 'macco' — the term for a broken-down bean purée.