Tropea has a well-deserved reputation for its local produce, and the food here is significantly better than in most Calabrian beach resorts. The red onion of Tropea — cipolle di Tropea, a sweet red onion grown on the volcanic soils of the Tyrrhenian coast — is the town's most famous export and appears in everything from bruschetta to gelato. Nduja, the fiery spreadable sausage that is Calabria's great gift to the world, also features prominently.