In the intimacy of the Alfedenese houses, polenta has always represented one of the food solutions to which it has been used in recent centuries. The term solution is carefully chosen because it is extremely faithful to represent the difficult economic difficulties, in the houses of the poor masses who, did not know how to put together a meal. The poor dispenses little had to offer the many hungry children and husbands engaged all day in the heavy work of the fields, for crops, often, poor and insufficient. Reality listened and lived through the stories of their loved ones who, they did not leave indifferent, Arturo Como, who as president of the ASD Sci Club of Alfedena felt the need and the desire to dedicate one of the evenings of the Christmas holidays, just spent, to the preparation of an exquisite polenta with sausage. Giving centrality to a dish of tradition is not to forget its origins, attests a feeling that time does not wear, but it strengthens, generating moments of sharing during one of the most magical and authentic times of the year.
A dive into tradition and memories that required the participation of many volunteers. To prepare, at the moment, good food for the many tourists present on the territory and for the compaesani intervened, because recalled by perfumes and re-enactments, need of so many willing arms, of so many sensitive hearts and so much will. Elements that always make up the Alpini Group of Alfedena that, never let it be made available to Arturo Como and the association that presides. Present, active and collaborative the management of the ASD Sci Club of Alfedena.
The presence and collaboration with hours and hours of work, of the Alpini group of Alfedena, presided over by Second of Giulio, assisted by the deputy head of the group Nicola Verile, is a statement that in certain initiatives we believe in a deep way, not looking after the cold, nor the fatigue is signed a public declaration of love for their community and for its ability to produce taste and knowledge of what has been and, that only, Do not forget that the prevalence of tourists who have crowded the places of the hinterland of Abruzzo during these Christmas holidays are of Campania origins, therefore holders of demanding palates.
Like any orchestra that respects itself, managing the whole must be a qualified, authoritarian and expert director. The large and handcrafted wooden spoon that mixed chili and kilos of corn flour, in the immense pots, to get the delicious sauce polenta with sausage, was throughout the day between the hands of the volenteroso cook Vittorio Gasbarro, originally from Ateleta. As the class is not water and as the mountaineers are, among other things, holders of many taste secrets, the key to violin of this score has held a garbate and aromatic vin brulè whose protagonists were cloves. Without fear of denial, it can be publicly attested that the UNESCO recognition for Italian cuisine has taken into account, in a broad way of this culinary pronunciation all of Alfedenese.
When Arturo Como calls for the realization of similar initiatives, the affirmative responses are crowded and come from every part of civil society and from every surrounding area.
As for the feast of Pizza Fritta held in summer, because the Como presidency, in Alfedena, keeps alive, also the tradition of Pizza Fritta, to compose the rows of volunteers there is always Giuseppe Scacco. Giuseppe equipped with hygienic headset, gloves and white apron, flanked by mountaineers and ski club management with the same uniform, has packed an infinity of portions of polenta. Alfedena and Scacco joined the Carabinieri’s weapon, since he served you and found you wife, his affection for this country has become immeasured and always returns, from Palestrina, to collaborate in these initiatives that he feels as his own and for which he gives his soul.
The yellow chrome that characterizes the dish served a few days back, in Alfedena, evokes optimism, energy and creativity, all important and fundamental adjectives of the associative spirit and of every volunteer who, in a crunchy rain, remained around the brazier to watch the cooking of sausages, at the same time all this tells much more. It tells us that we must believe, we must see the sun, even in a rainy night, we must put it all, giving little attention to the difficulties and we must be original, returning to give importance to what has forged since the infamy. The reputation must be taken underarm and must be accompanied in today’s, without ever removing its role, rather harmonizing and granting the past with the present, a quality modernity does not exclude, puts to abode.
The concept of network has distinguished alfedenese polentata not only for the principle of collaborative inclusiveness from every point of view, but for the attention paid to the short supply chain, all necessary food good was purchased by local exhibitors, generating circular economy.
The traditional dishes have functions of “trade unions”, generate umbilical cords among those who remained in the country and among those who emigrated. Many Alfedeans have emigrated abroad, in the United States there is an alfedenese community that is consistent and particularly linked to its origins which, even through social media, can relive distant and dear sensations.
Throughout the evening a good musical background and canoro has crowned everything, to be together, as laughter, melts the shyness and leads to participate, so it was also in the evening in question, many of the good tasters and tasters, they are cimentati, also, in canti, in a train dancer and smiling, as well, the call of the accordion was strong, just dismissed.
Every euro will go to support the activities of young athletes enrolled in the Ski Club of Alfedena, in short everything well that starts well and ends even better. Sport, in the case of species the Sci di Fondo continues to be the canasta that welcomes volunteering, history, culture, sociality, tourism and different resources.
Continue to remain united through similar initiatives, supports the creator Arturo Como, helps make the countries alive, current and protagonists. It holds the ties with emigrants who, above all, return to their countries of origin moved by memories, affections, flavors and smells of childhood. Growing, progressing can not ignore keeping carefully and carefully.
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