Badalucco Stockfish Festival

Stockfish, the pride of Badalucco

In the Argentina Valley, in the hinterland of Imperia, the village of Badalucco (Province of Imperia) preserves one of the most famous recipes of Ligurian cuisine: stockfish à la Badalucchese. The Sagra dello Stoccafisso, among the most characteristic in the region, makes it the absolute protagonist of a gastronomic festival at the end of September.

A recipe rich in flavors

Stockfish à la Badalucchese is a traditional dish that combines dried cod with potatoes, tomatoes, pine nuts, Taggiasca olives, and aromatic herbs: a combination of flavors that tells the story of the encounter between preserved fish and the products of the Ligurian land. The festival offers this specialty prepared according to the recipe handed down in the village, at the food stalls set up in the village streets.

A feast of taste in the Argentina Valley

The event attracts good food enthusiasts every year, drawn by a dish that has made the name of Badalucco famous far beyond the valley's borders. In a hinterland village where gastronomy is part of its identity, the Sagra dello Stoccafisso is the moment when the community celebrates its culinary tradition, in the heart of the Argentina Valley, one of the most suggestive valleys on the Riviera di Ponente.