Italian Sundays - III
Chestnut Season and Long Gone Traditions
Sagra della Castagna (Chestnut Seasonal Festival), Montecreto, Emilia-Romagna
Oct. 27, 2019
the "caldarroste", roasted chestnuts, protagonists of the sagra
bottom left, a "borlengo"; bottom right, Italian grandmas preparing almonds torroncini
la pausa:
Italian grandmas taking a break from all that tigelle cooking
tigelle in the making
up left, ricotta in the making; and on the right, a "calzolaio", the traditional Italian shoe-maker
the "fabbro", the blacksmith, and the tools of the trade
A spontenous Sunday trip to local sagra for the annual celebration of chestnut picking with my childhood girlfriends. Aside from the chestnuts-based snacks and tastings, the little mountain-town called Montecreto offered their visitors a journey back in time with traditional Italian métiers.
Italian sagras being literally the celebration of all things food, eating, and more food.
hope you enjoyed because we definitely did,
- B.
prints on society6/viatrix
