Solopaca Research Paper
During our four years living in Italy, my family and I experienced our first traditional parade in Solopaca, Italy. The town has a festival, a food market and a parade. I enjoyed being a part of a fun and lively Italian family tradition. The memories I made have been some of the greatest.
Festa dell’uva or grape festival, takes place in Solopaca, Italy every second weekend in September, celebrating the end of the harvest. Families showcase what they have been working on all year long. The festival is linked to a religious background. Named for one of the seven names Mary is known by in Catholic devotion, Our Lady of Sorrows. Solopaca is a beautiful town snuggled at the foot of Monte delle Rose. There is a population of roughly …show more content…
The families who are in the parade have set up booths to represent either the vineyards and or their farms. There are many of the same items at the booths, but each family has their own processes and ingredients. Not all parmesan cheeses are the same, they each have their own distinct texture and flavor. The families also have on display different varieties of honey, olives and their freshly baked breads. If you were not hungry when you arrived, the smells from the market makes you want a sample from each booth. The cheeses vary from Parmesan to buffalo mozzarella, which is one of my favorite cheeses. The sweet yet salty flavor and smooth texture mixed with Roma tomatoes, basil and little bit of olive oil on bread makes my mouth water! I tried Parmesan cheese dipped it in a thick grainy honey for the first time. It was amazing! The flavor of both the honey and the cheese come together in a bold dance in your mouth. My husband’s favorite booths were any that had wine samples. Well, it was a grape festival after all. We must have sampled at least a whole bottle of wine and bought three or four bottles to take home. They would hand you a sample of wine and particular meat or cheese that paired with that wine. My mouth tingled with excitement from all the flavors that the pairing brought
Festa dell’uva or grape festival, takes place in Solopaca, Italy every second weekend in September, celebrating the end of the harvest. Families showcase what they have been working on all year long. The festival is linked to a religious background. Named for one of the seven names Mary is known by in Catholic devotion, Our Lady of Sorrows. Solopaca is a beautiful town snuggled at the foot of Monte delle Rose. There is a population of roughly …show more content…
The families who are in the parade have set up booths to represent either the vineyards and or their farms. There are many of the same items at the booths, but each family has their own processes and ingredients. Not all parmesan cheeses are the same, they each have their own distinct texture and flavor. The families also have on display different varieties of honey, olives and their freshly baked breads. If you were not hungry when you arrived, the smells from the market makes you want a sample from each booth. The cheeses vary from Parmesan to buffalo mozzarella, which is one of my favorite cheeses. The sweet yet salty flavor and smooth texture mixed with Roma tomatoes, basil and little bit of olive oil on bread makes my mouth water! I tried Parmesan cheese dipped it in a thick grainy honey for the first time. It was amazing! The flavor of both the honey and the cheese come together in a bold dance in your mouth. My husband’s favorite booths were any that had wine samples. Well, it was a grape festival after all. We must have sampled at least a whole bottle of wine and bought three or four bottles to take home. They would hand you a sample of wine and particular meat or cheese that paired with that wine. My mouth tingled with excitement from all the flavors that the pairing brought