The legend tells of a group of poor men coppersmiths reached Bubbio, helped by the castellano that gave them some flour of maize. The coppersmiths cooked in square an enormous “polenta” that was consumed along with all the villagers hungry hungry for long famine.
"Ortogiardinovino e Dispensa" is the expected event that will animate Motta of Costigliole d’Asti from Friday 10 to Sunday 12 April. As usual, the program of the three days is intense.
Domenica 22 March will be held to Rocchetta Palafea the traditional " Festa delle Frittelle”. Typical food that represents a delight for the eyes and for the palate of great and tiny and very appreciate in this period of beginning spring. An occasion of party to approach in a beautiful and uncontaminated angle of the Monferrato territory.
Of ancient tradition, her "Sagra dei Ceci e Cotechini e Torta delle Rose" that will be Sunday 15 March is a rite that almost all involves the small country: since the morning the local cooks will be at work to cook over five quintals of chick pea to serve with pork sausage, accompanied by a good glass of Barbera d’Asti wine; there will be also hot sandwiches and Cortese wine of Monferrato territory.
Sunday 8 March in the beautiful plaza of the castle of Monastero Bormida the tradition of the “Polentone” renews him whose legendary origins tie to the arrival in country of the "magnin" that stagnated the pots and to an action of generosity of the Marchese Del Carretto that offer them “polenta” and omelet of onions and sausage.
Returns punctual, in first Sunday of December, the traditional Fair (Fiera dei Cubiot) of Santo Stefano Belbo. This fair entertains the regional Fair of the Truffle for the ninth consecutive year and will take place during the whole day of Sunday 7 December.
Will be Sunday 7 December the ninth edition of the "Fiera del Bue Grasso e del Manzo" to Nizza Monferrato. Already in the XVII century Nizza distinguished him in the whole Piedmont for its great market of livestock and from some years the city it celebrates on first Sundays of December.
It is called "Bagna Caoda del Beato" and is one of that appointments that dip you in the traditions of a country and his people, that intensely solicit the palate of whom knows these "mythical" dishes able to assemble around great tables a lot of people.
Also this year the regional winery “Colline del Moscato”of Mango participates at the "Bagna Cauda Day", event organized by the Astigiani association that involves different places of Langa e Monferrato territoris. To the castle of Mango, center of the winery, Saturday 22 Novembre for the dinner and Sunday 23 November to lunch, will be possible to taste this splendid dish of the Piedmont gastronomic tradition.
The territory in the province of Asti celebrates the king in the autumn. The White Truffle will be protagonist of the regional fair that will be held to Canelli Sunday 9 November together with the Fair of St. MartinTartufo: the town will be animate with more of 60 stands of typical products, one area of the town and Gancia wine cellar will be devoted to the truffles.
