Mostarda: virtual and widespread, big party in Cremona

A month of celebrations with appointments, demonstrations, online recipes but also tastings spread throughout the area: this is the new format of the Festival of one of the great classics of the Lombard gastronomic tradition

A month of online dating between thematic sections, recipes and curiosities, virtual shops and a showcase opened for the occasion by the platform eBay, but also popular tastings on the territory: Cremona celebrates for a month with a new format one of the great classics of the Lombard gastronomic tradition, Mostarda.

It was inaugurated in these days, in fact, the Mustard Festival 6.0 which is divided into a series of initiatives till at 30 November 2020.

The Mostarda Festival 2020, organized by the Chamber of Commerce of Cremona, also provides the possibility of taste the product locally in refined recipes at the restaurateurs of the province, while cocktails and singular gastronomic pairings based on mustard are protagonists in premises in the center of Cremona. Themed tastings are also scheduled in the wine bars.

Enthusiasts and curious gourmets will thus be able to discover all the secrets of this gastronomic excellence. Recurring thematic sections are dedicated to the autumn queen of Lombard tables, such as the one on mostarda-based recipes, to be followed every Wednesday at 18.00 on the Festival's social networks, together with a series of interesting appointments to put on the agenda, including:

– Carla Bertinelli Spotti, expert in the history of cooking and author of the book “La Mostarda di Cremona”, Monday 19 October at 18.00

– Patrizia Signorini, expert on typical Cremona products, owner of the Enoteca Cremona, “The pairings with mostarda” on Monday 26 October at 18.00

– Giancarlo Ruggeri, President of the group of Cremonese butchers of Ascom, owner of the Ruggeri butcher shop, "The Gran Bollito Misto Cremonese and the mostarda" Monday 2 November at 18.00

– Corrado Sala, expert fruit candier, mostarda producer and President of Salgar Srl of Trescore Cremasco, “How mostarda is made”, Monday 9 November at 18.00

– Giovanni Ballarini, anthropologist and honorary president of the Italian Academy of Cuisine, "Mostarda and the sense of spiciness", Monday 16 November at 18.00

Among this year's novelties, the possibility of purchasing mostarda both in physical stores and online at the sites of the manufacturing companies or their resellers on Ebay and Amazon, in virtual stores.

Like every year, there are also opportunities for shopping in the streets of the center of Cremona where the shops participating in the Festival will organize themed showcases dedicated to mostarda throughout the period.

As usual, the Cremona area will be the backdrop for the refined gastronomic combinations that will be the protagonists of the dishes that will be offered by the restaurateurs and wine bars participating in the Festival. Gran trolley of Boiled and Roasted meats with Cremonese mustard, Veal flake with mustard, Pumpkin risotto with quince apple mustard, Cheese tasting with mixed fruit mustard and jams: these are just some of the delicacies that will be offered to pay homage in a modern key the tradition and culture of the area.

Below is the list of Mostarda Producers participating in the Mostarda Festival in Cremona:

SPERLARI

Via Milano, 16

26100 Cremona

Tel. 0372.482286 - Fax 0372.24600

e-mail: enrico.manfredini@sperlari.it

HOSTERIA 700

Piazza Gallina, 1

26100 Cremona

Tel. 0372.36175 - Fax 0372.36175

email: info@hosteria700.com

ACCORDING TO VERGANI SPA