2025 edition
The Festa della Pitina returns
Saturday 8 and Sunday 9 November 2025 · Smoked products and food traditions (2025 preliminary report)
The Earth Market with dozens of producers from FVG, Italy and across the border
For two days the village of Tramonti di Sopra becomes the Earth Market, under cover: over fifty producers from Friuli Venezia Giulia, Veneto, Emilia-Romagna and Puglia, and as far afield as Poland, Slovakia, Austria and Slovenia. In the large covered, heated kitchen the Cooks’ Alliance cooks prepare pitina-based dishes; alongside, the Slow Wine wine bar. Workshops with limited places on Eventbrite, a children’s workshop in the library and a round table on the value of food traditions.
Programme
- Sat 11 am · “How is the Pitina made?” — hands-on workshop at Agriturismo Borgo Titol (€10)
- Sat 2 pm · “Merendina con Adelina” — creative workshop for children aged 4 and over, Biblioteca Civica (€5)
- Sat 2 pm · “Smoking techniques and demonstrations” with Loris Boz, Casa Mantova of Barcis — free entry
- Sun 10 am · “One dough, a thousand delights” — sourdough with Francesco of Fermento, Sacile (€15)
- Sun 11 am · Round table “Now as then – Food traditions and the role of Slow Food”
- Sun 2 pm · “Friulian pasta: a journey through recipes and roots” — blecs by Giovanni Cossetti, cjarsons, filled gnocchi (€20)
- Earth Market and Slow Wine wine bar 10 am–6 pm; food area 11.30 am–2.30 / 3 pm
- New: visits to the Fratelli Gambon farm; Friday and Saturday dinners with music in the food stall area
Who was there
- Galdino Zara, Enos Costantini, Greta Facciotti (tavola rotonda)
- Loris Boz — Agriturismo Casa Mantova, Barcis
- Francesco — bakery Fermento, Sacile
- Daniela Doretto (docente Slow Food) e Sonia Ravanello
- Produttori di Borgo Titol
Figures
- “Over 4,000 visitors” estimated (final report of 19/11/2025, Erica Rugo)
- 6 hands-on workshops, all sold out
- Over 50 producers announced; 40–45 actual exhibitors in two marquees (2026 minutes)
- Conference on promoting Pitina PGI and mountain PDO/PGI products
- Countries present: Italy, Poland, Slovakia, Austria, Slovenia
Press review
- Rassegna 2025 (38 pp, 23/10–9/11): Il Friuli 24/10 «Torna la Festa della Pitina»; Messaggero Veneto 4 e 7/11 «Davanti ai fornelli gli chef di Slow Food»; Gazzettino 7/11 «Pitina, mostra mercato e convegno»; Radio Rai FVG podcast 7/11; Radio Spazio «Sotto la lente» 8/11; Rai FVG TG 9/11; Montagna.tv; SiViaggia; Qubì; Agen Food; Informacibo
- girofvg: «La Pitina non è un salume comune; è una vera e propria icona della resilienza montana»
- La Dispensa di Toni (Laura Antoniacomi, Substack 06/11/2025): racconto post-evento con Galdino Zara e Carlo Mazzoleni
Browse the 2025 press review (PDF)
Archive under construction: texts drawn from programmes, press releases and press reviews of the editions; reports and corrections to info@festadellapitina.com.