{"id":1102,"date":"2014-05-22T09:57:48","date_gmt":"2014-05-22T09:57:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.youpiceno.it\/en\/?p=1102"},"modified":"2014-05-22T10:05:08","modified_gmt":"2014-05-22T10:05:08","slug":"acquaviva-picena-and-the-essence-of-the-past","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.youpiceno.it\/en\/food-and-wine\/acquaviva-picena-and-the-essence-of-the-past.html","title":{"rendered":"Acquaviva Picena and the essence of the past"},"content":{"rendered":"

Acquaviva Picena is an ancient hamlet steeped in culture and traditions where memories are still strong of a rural civilization<\/strong> in which time was governed by the seasons.<\/p>\n

It is a simple and authentic setting in which a keen sense of belonging<\/strong> was provided by the hearth<\/strong>, where people not only met and conversed, but also cooked their food, and the farmyard<\/strong>, where animals kept were probably the only source of protein in a primarily wheat- and legume-based diet.<\/p>\n

Given the relative scarcity of feast days <\/strong>in the food calendar<\/strong>, the act itself of preparing food on these few occasions was filled with meaning, and the flavours were all the more memorable as a result.<\/p>\n

Feast days were special occasions when new salamis were cut and served with cheese <\/strong>pizza<\/strong> or piconi<\/strong> (pecorino cheese ravioli), and lambs<\/strong>, rabbits<\/strong>,or turkeys<\/strong> were cooked with herbs and vegetables from the garden<\/strong> applying detailed recipes passed down from mother to daughter.<\/p>\n

Such food customs<\/strong> are preserved in a robust culinary tradition of simple, wholesome recipes still only served on feast days.<\/p>\n

On 27\u201329 June<\/strong> 2014, Acquaviva Picena<\/strong> will hold a festival dedicated to the theme \u201cSecondi a nessuno<\/strong>\u201d, a flavour-filled celebration of rural food from the Piceno area dedicated to the memory of the best main dishes to come out of rural kitchens, and the customs and traditions that accompany them: grape-harvest <\/strong>salt cod<\/strong>, for instance, or coniglio alla cacciatora<\/strong>, lamb salm\u00ec<\/strong>, \u2018ncip \u2018nciap chicken<\/strong>, each with its own unmistakeable aromas and flavours.<\/p>\n

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Piceno recipes<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The \u2018ncip \u2018nciap\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>chicken recipe<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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\"'ncip<\/a>Serves 6 <\/strong><\/p>\n

1.2 kg washed, cleaned and chopped chicken; 4 cloves of garlic; 2 sliced tomatoes; 1 sprig of rosemary; sage; 1 glass of dry white wine; salt and pepper.<\/p>\n

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Preparation <\/strong><\/p>\n

Cook the chicken in a pot with a little oil for 30\u201340 minutes. Pour in the wine and leave to evaporate. Flavour with rosemary, sage and garlic (unpeeled). Add salt and pepper, continue cooking. Before turning off the heat, add the tomato to soften the meat.<\/p>\n

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Travel tips<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Accommodation<\/strong><\/p>\n

Santa Caterina (B&B)<\/p>\n

Contrada Santa Caterina, 21; 3382214536; info@bbsantacaterina.it<\/a>; www.bbsantacaterina.it<\/a><\/p>\n

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Eating out<\/strong><\/p>\n

Osteria del borgo<\/p>\n

Viale Colombo 20; 0735765051<\/p>\n

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What to see<\/strong><\/p>\n

Museo delle armi antiche, Rocca di Acquaviva<\/p>\n

March – May; October – February \u00a0 \u00a010.30 am\u201312.30 pm; 3.30 pm\u20135.30 pm (public holidays and eve of public holidays)<\/p>\n

June – September \u00a0 \u00a010.30 am\u201312.30 pm; 5 pm\u20138 pm; 9 pm\u201311.30 pm (Mon\u2013Sun)<\/p>\n

Entrance fee \u00a0 \u00a0Free of charge<\/p>\n

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What to buy<\/strong><\/p>\n

Decorarredi \u2013 picture framing, gilding, wood restoration, icons<\/p>\n

Via Copernico 63; 0735595479; info@artforjob.it<\/a>; www.artforjob.com<\/a><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Piccole orme \u2013 Dolls\u2019 shoes and key rings<\/p>\n

Via G. Galilei 15; 0735 584919; info@artforjob.it<\/a>; www.artforjob.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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Events\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Secondi a nessuno<\/a><\/p>\n

27-29 June<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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