Many local dishes, live music and wine at the Roccabascerana festival with the inevitable laganelle and chickpeas
The XXVII edition of the laganelle and chickpea festival will take place on Monday 6 August 2018 in Roccabascerana, in the province of Avellino, and will be accompanied by good live music and local wine. The event is promoted by the socio-cultural Onlus “A 'Rocca” with the free patronage of the municipality.
Le laganelle of the rocchese tradition are a paste similar to the pappardelle prepared by hand with a mixture of durum wheat flour, water and salt, about 2 cm wide and long 10-15 cm. The recipe provides that they are cooked and combined with a fried made with oil, garlic, guanciale, tomato and chilli, to which they are added ceci previously boiled.
Participants in the event will have the opportunity to taste, in addition to the typical dish of the Rocchese tradition based on chickpeas and fresh pasta, too sausages with side dishes and local products prepared, according to tradition, by expert hands. Everything will be accompanied by the inevitable Aglianico wine. There will be live music with concerts by local bands and group dances.