Sagra dei Frizzuli

Frizzuli, pasta of peasant memory

In Colobraro, a village in the Matera region perched above the Sinni Valley, frizzuli are much more than a first course: they are a piece of peasant memory. This handmade pasta, typical of the local tradition, returns to the spotlight every year with its sagra, scheduled for the first Sunday of August.

The event is one of those summer festivals that, in the small Lucanian municipalities, mark the return of emigrants and the peak of the season: you eat the local dish, chat in the streets, and dance until evening. The entire ritual of the village sagra revolves around frizzuli, with women kneading and rolling out the pasta under the eyes of visitors.

Flavors and tradition

Dressed with simple and robust sauces from the Lucanian poor cuisine, frizzuli tell of a gastronomy made of few ingredients and great manual skill. Tasting them in Colobraro, in their original context, means grasping the deep bond between a product and its community.

Colobraro, the village of magic

The sagra is also a good excuse to discover Colobraro, the village that has made its fame as "that village" — linked to bad luck and Lucanian superstition — an identity trait and an original tourist attraction. In August, the local calendar is full of events, from gastronomy to shows, which liven up the streets of the historic center.