In the Cilento part of the Vatolla 2019 onion festival, in the municipality of Perdifumo, with a rich menu based on this excellence!
In the hamlet of Perdifumo, in the province of Salerno, in full Cilento, comes the Onion Feast starting from 13 in July until 25 in August, for 5 weekend. To be precise, the dates are 13-14 and 27-28 July, 3-4, 10-11 August and 24-25 August 2019.
This is the sixth edition of this gastronomic event, one of the most anticipated every year in the Cilento areas. This year's theme is "The archetypes of ancient Cilento: Time, Silence, Landscape”And the aim is always to enhance the Cilento typicality, as well as the traditions and history of the places. Above all, we want to promote one of the excellences of the territory, that is the Vatolla onion, grown only in the homonymous territory and considered a typical product of our region.
This onion has a sweet taste and stands out for the color ranging from light white to rosé and top or elongated shape.
Menu of the festival
The menu of each evening, of course, enhances this product and all dishes are based on onion. You can choose from the following dishes: onion au gratin, onion pancakes, onion parmigiana, susciello, Cilento pizza with onion, onion omelette, rustic cake with potatoes and onions, ravioli alla genovese, meat stew with onion, tagliolini with caramelized onion and burgers with onion cream. To conclude, they cannot miss Zita sweets and cilentano wine.
Program
In addition to the menu delicacies, the program provides music, shows, theatrical happenings, conferences, educational workshops and dedicated meetings to the onion, but also to the many other characteristic aspects of the territory.
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Information on the onion festival
When: 13-14 and 27-28 July, 3-4, 10-11 August and 24-25 August 2019
Where: Borgo Antico di Vatolla, Corte Castello de Vargas Machuca
Schedule:
- opening at 20.00
- meetings and events from the 22.00
