San Satiro Agri-Food

San Satiro Agri-Food, a celebration of Monferrato's local products

San Satiro Agri-Food is the grand food and wine showcase that defines the final day of the historic Pepper Festival in Frassineto Po, a small town in the Province of Alessandria overlooking the Po River in Piedmont. On the Sunday of the San Satiro feast, the streets and squares of the historic center fill with stalls, scents, and colors: it is the moment when this Monferrato village celebrates its agricultural and rural identity.

A market for local and niche products

The heart of the event is the agri-food and craft market, organized by the Frassineto Po Pro Loco in collaboration with CIA - Italian Farmers. Along the stalls, you will meet local farmers, producers, and artisans offering regional excellence and niche products, with the pepper taking center stage as the absolute protagonist, a symbol of this festival for over half a century.

• Typical products and agri-food specialties of the Monferrato region
• Craftsmanship and traditional trades
• Show cooking and in-depth sessions on local cuisine
• Art exhibitions, vintage games, and family entertainment

The flipping of the giant polenta

The most anticipated and spectacular appointment remains the flipping of the polenta in the late afternoon: a massive polenta is turned out from a huge copper cauldron onto a large table and then served with pepper stew and sausage, in a collective ritual that draws hundreds of visitors every year. It is the moment that encapsulates the spirit of the festival, made of conviviality, tradition, and rural generosity.

A tradition spanning over fifty years

The Frassineto Po Pepper Festival was born in the 1970s and has grown to become one of the most beloved gastronomic events in the Casale area and the Alessandria Monferrato. Animated by the numerous volunteers of the Pro Loco, it combines musical evenings, dinners based on local specialties, and sporting activities throughout the entire weekend, while the Sunday of San Satiro, with the Agri-Food market, represents its most iconic moment.

Frassineto Po and the Monferrato

Visiting San Satiro Agri-Food means discovering an authentic corner of the Monferrato, a land of hills, vineyards, and villages overlooking the Po. Between one stall and another, you can visit the Church of Sant'Ambrogio and breathe in the atmosphere of a community that makes its cuisine and products a source of pride and hospitality.