It is the week before the palio in Asti, and the weekend of their sagra, and festivities leading up to the race.
There were 47 food booths from local small towns, serving their Piemontese special dishes. We sampled rustico, polenta with chingale, and salsiccia.
Wine was 50 cents a full pour, complete with glass and neck carrier. Steve got into the spirit of the day!
The piazza was busy, and the city is decked out and ready to eat, drink and be merry!
Each contrada had flags waving proudly.
We also had our first taste of GROM gelato in Italy. Caramelo for me, and deep dark ciccolatto extranoir for Brad.
Comments (2)
Cool post! Love the photos. I didn't know that there was a Grom in Asti. Sounds like you are having a fantastic time!
Posted by girasoli | September 14, 2008 1:46 PM
Posted on September 14, 2008 13:46
Funny to see the lines at Grom in Italy as long as they are here.
Posted by Kim | September 15, 2008 3:50 AM
Posted on September 15, 2008 03:50