Notebooks of Lazio
The project “Notebooks of Lazio”, which won the call of Arsial – Lazio Expo 2015, offers a fascinating trip in three Sundays and one Saturday of October, to discover the evolution of the cuisine in Lazio, from classical antiquity to the present day.
Conceived by Music Theatre International and carried out in collaboration with the association Agroalimentare in rosa, “Notebooks of Lazio” is part of the initiatives promoted by the festival Cerealia for Expo Milano 2015. Giuseppe Nocca, professor of historical nutrition, will illustrate to the public in the four meetings how it has evolved the taste and the use of some food products over the centuries up to the present day. As our ancestors ate, what products and dishes we can still find on our tables.
The modern kitchen, in fact, rooted in the different historical periods who have gone before. The project is therefore structured into three historical stages, enlivened by guided tours and themed performances, in which artists in historical costumes will present, in a playful and engaging way, the habits and customs of the cuisine in the different historical times; followed by food tasting of traditional dishes with fresh local product. A corollary of the project was realized a digital notebook containing the testimonies and suggestions of the public, illustrated pages of the sites that hosted the activities, a historical guide to the food and products tasted, with recipes and bibliographic notes. The digital notebook will be than available free on the web, in Italian and English.
Project start on October 4th with a trip in the Middle Ages at the Abbey of Farfa, on the path of Saint Benedict to enhance in particular the rentorta, the oldest and most pagan food come down to us. On October 11th will be the time of ancient Rome in the Villa of Domitian at Circeo. A short distance away is the fishpond of Lucullus and will be an opportunity to address the issue of farmed fish and seafood. On October 18th it goes back to the Renaissance, in Palazzo Farnese in Caprarola, with a focus on traditional dishes of Renaissance country cooking that we can find still today in our region; in collaboration with CioccoTuscia. The project will end on October 31st at the Castle of Ceri, which will host a meeting in collaboration with the Wine Route of Southern Etruria, to talk about the production of quality wines, the tourism of food and wine, tasting wines combined with local food specialties. The activities will be offered free to the public. Reservations are required for guided tours and food tastings.
