San Teodoro Spring Food Expo

A celebration of taste in the Nebrodi

The San Teodoro Spring Food Expo is a spring food and wine festival held in San Teodoro, a small town of just over 1,200 inhabitants nestled at the entrance to the Nebrodi Park in the province of Messina, offering an extraordinary view of Mount Etna. Created as a showcase for the region, the event aims to promote the pristine beauty of the Nebrodi through food, traditions, and the warm hospitality of a mountain community proud of its roots.

Cheeses and wild plants of the Nebrodi

The heart of the festival revolves around two themes deeply rooted in the area: local cheeses, the result of ancient pastoral traditions, and alimurgic and phytoalimurgic plants—the wild edible greens that have always enriched the local peasant cuisine. Surrounding these protagonists is a programme of exhibition stands, tastings, and in-depth sessions with experts, university professors, and local producers.

Show-cooking, experts, and entertainment

The Spring Food Expo days alternate between show-cooking sessions, thematic meetings, and performances. The show-cooking events offer the public a modern take on traditional products, while talks by agri-food experts and local cheesemakers provide insight into the Nebrodi cheese supply chain. There are also sessions dedicated to wild edible plants, excursions to discover the surrounding landscape, workshops for children, and musical entertainment with evening DJ sets.

An event for the region

Promoted by the Municipality of San Teodoro with the patronage of the Regional Department of Agriculture, the Spring Food Expo serves as an opportunity to enhance the excellence and traditions of the Nebrodi, support local businesses, and shine a spotlight on a Sicilian village in the Messina hinterland that is still little-known to the general public. It is a showcase designed for those who love slow tourism, authentic flavours, and the nature of mountain Sicily.