Manzo della Sila
Sila beef belongs to Calabria’s mountain cooking, with Podolica cattle among the breeds raised on the plateau.
- Animal
- Beef cattle
- Area
- Sila plateau, Calabria
- Documented breed example
- Podolica
Podolica cattle on the plateau
Sila National Park identifies Podolica cattle among the plateau’s livestock and places beef alongside sheep and pork in its account of mountain cooking. This is a regional beef reference, rather than one breed, cut or aging standard shared by every producer.
