Festivals in Campania | Artichoke Festival in Montoro Inferiore (AV)

Preturiese artichokes, festival organized in Preturo, fraction of Montoro Inferiore (AV)

Artichoke Festival in Montoro Inferiore (AV), where you can taste the “preturese” artichoke and many recipes based on this seasonal vegetable. From 25 to 27 April 2014.

If there is a vegetable that should be celebrated in this period of early spring it is undoubtedly the artichoke. And if you don't want to miss the opportunity to taste it in its infinite and tasty varieties, you can't miss the famous one Preturese Artichoke Festival organized a Preturo, a small fraction of the municipality of Montoro Inferiore, in the province of Avellino, scheduled from 25 to 27 April 2014.

A Montoro Inferiore there is a real culture of artichoke cultivation, in its “preturese” variant, which arises from a particular attention on the part of local farmers who, over time, have changed its aspects and composition.

Artichokes preturesi barbecued at the festival of Montoro Inferiore

Il preturese artichoke is characterized by the quality of the soil on which it rests, for the techniques used for its cultivation, as the minimum use of chemicals, and the frequent irrigation of the soil in which this product is grown. Usually the farmers are used to defend and protect the artichokes from freezing, covering them with earthenware cups.

La Artichoke Festival of Montoro Inferiore it is an important opportunity for visitors to rediscover local traditions and the different variations of the main product of the festival. It will be possible to taste the artichoke carpaccio, the artichoke rustic, the artichoke arancino, the artichoke fritters, the artichoke lasagna, the artichoke parmigiana, the artichoke meatballs, the roasted artichoke and many other typical local specialties.

To cheer the evenings so much good music and wine at will!

Information on the Artichoke Festival

When: from 25 to 27 April 2014
Where: Montoro Inferiore, Frazione Preturo
Official website of the event

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Written by Valentina D'Andrea
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