The simplicity of the dish is deceptive as the resulting flavours are complex and anything but simple. The key here is to use flavoursome peppers. Another name for this dish is patate 'mpacchiuse cu i pipi. Patate 'mpacchiuse means potatoes which stick together referring to the way the potatoes cook in a small amount of oil rather than if they were fried in lots of oil and stayed separate. Potatoes from Sila are known for being particularly delicious. Pipi means "peppers" in Calabrian dialect and in this recipe, sweet peppers are used. Chillies, known as pipi vruscente in Calabrian dialect, can also be added. Both versions are delicious. Other options are to add sausage or mushrooms.