Sagra dei Sicot

Location: Quattordio In the heart of the Monferrato of Alessandria, Quattordio celebrates every year the traditional Sagra dei Sicot, an event that pays tribute to one of the most representative products of local cuisine: zucchini, known in the town dialect precisely as sicot. So deeply rooted is the link with this vegetable that, over time, Sicot has also become the nickname of the inhabitants of Quattordio, who carry it proudly as a symbol of their identity and the traditions of the community. The absolute stars of the festival are the zucchini prepared according to local traditional recipes and enhanced by the municipal De.Co. Among the most appreciated specialties stand out the battered zucchini flower, zucchini in carpione and zucchini with beaten eggs, as well as the famous Supercarpione, which brings together chicken in carpione and zucchini in carpione in a dish that has now become a symbol of the event. Alongside the recipes dedicated to sicot, the food stands offer other great classics of Piedmontese cuisine such as agnolotti, lasagne al pesto, fried and grilled anchovies, offering visitors a journey through authentic flavors and traditions of the territo