Another mysterious citrus fruit grows only in Calabria.

A millennia-old tradition that continues, quietly, every year, in a corner of Calabria.

Every summer, rabbis from around the world arrive on the Tyrrhenian coast of Cosenza.

They come to select one of the best citrons in the entire world.

The Calabrian citron—the etrog—is used in the Jewish festival of Sukkot, and it must be perfect: spotless, flawless, and intact.

For centuries, the citrons of the Riviera dei Cedri have been considered among the best in the world for this purpose.

A millennia-old tradition that continues, quietly, every year, in a corner of Calabria.