Taccozze and Beans Festival (Feast of Saint Michael)

Taccozze, the taste of Matese

In San Polo Matese, a mountain village at 750 meters above sea level in the province of Campobasso, peasant cuisine is still the star. Among its signature dishes are taccozze: a typical Molise fresh pasta, with its characteristic diamond shape, made simply with water and flour. Dressed with mountain beans, they create a simple yet flavorful first course, an authentic expression of the Matese tradition.

The Feast of Saint Michael

Every year on September 29th, for the Feast of Saint Michael, the village dedicates the Taccozze and Beans Festival to this dish. It is an evening of celebration where taccozze and beans are enjoyed accompanied by folk music, in the company of the community and visitors who come up to the Matese for the occasion.

Between faith and gastronomic tradition

The festival combines the religious dimension of the Feast of Saint Michael with the convivial and gastronomic aspect, typical of Molise village festivals. It is the perfect opportunity to discover San Polo Matese — a village also famous for its bagpipes (zampogna) and its living nativity scene — and to savor the mountain cuisine of inland Molise at the end of summer.