“A food and wine trail that runs through all the seasons and all the municipalities of the Land of the Tiepolo; from the products of the land to the tradition rooted in time, the Miranese is also rediscovered at the table,” Tiziana Molinari, manager of economic category, tells us. The entire Miranese area is part of the Strada del Radicchio, the red one from Treviso or the variegated one from Castelfranco, both with the IGP label, which in each town brings fairs and celebrations in various forms: perhaps the most famous and sought-after one is the Radicchio Festival of Rio San Martino, in Scorzè, where the red heads are served in all possible forms, even in dessert and tasty beers, as well as in classic dishes, of course.
Of local herbs, one delights the palate in Mirano during the traditional Flower Festival, organized every year on April 25, which is an opportunity to taste seasonal herbs in all forms and cooking. Not far away, in autumn, it’s the pumpkin that takes center stage in nearby Salzano, with a large exhibition set up in the town’s former Filanda, where the vegetable can be enjoyed in all its forms, from starters to dessert.
Then, in November, – Tiziana continues – on the weekend of St. Martin’s Day, the Mirano goose becomes the protagonist not only of the “great Zogo de l’oca” in the square, but it is the real dish to be tasted in all the places and along the stalls of the fair. That same fair that saw the local farmers of yesteryear celebrate the closing of the agricultural year, on November 11, by eating goose, so delicately fatty at that time of year that it melts in the mouth. To this day, residents and visitors alike can still enjoy fantastic goose menus in deference to tradition: from goose ragout to goose sausage, from brisket to the more famous foie gras.
And to accompany all the dishes with a glass of good wine, you cannot miss a stop in the best wine bars and “bacari” of the area, from Noale to Mirano, just to mention the most famous squares, where the “cicheto” is now a ritual.
