Kitchen Archives | Ecomuseo Bianzone Sat, 2 May 2026 19:07:26 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.7 https://www.ecomuseoterrazzeretiche.it/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/cropped-logo-1-32x32.png Kitchen Archives | Ecomuseo Bianzone 32 32 A DISH THAT IS GOOD FOR YOU: DE DUMEGA SOUP https://www.ecomuseoterrazzeretiche.it/en/news/news/a-dish-that-makes-good-soup-de-dumega/ Sat, 28 Feb 2026 16:27:49 +0000 https://www.ecomuseoterrazzeretiche.it/?p=2175 ?A dish that does good! Minestra de dumèga is a typical dish from the peasant tradition, poor but rich in nutrients to the extent that it is a “complete meal”. For more than 20 years, during Lent, a group of women and men skilled in the kitchen have been preparing barley soup, which has been [...]

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]]> ?A dish that does good! Minestra de dumèga is a typical dish from the peasant tradition, poor but rich in nutritional properties to the extent that it is a “complete meal”. For more than twenty years, during the Lenten period, a group of women and men skilled in the kitchen have been making themselves available to prepare barley soup that locals and non-residents, by reservation, take home or consume directly in the oratory. The initiative stems from the idea of sharing a poor dinner during the 3 Fridays before Easter and raising funds for the parish and missions with the active involvement of the population.

?Friday 6, 13 and 20 March 2026

Soup will be distributed starting at 6 p.m., but there is also the possibility of staying for dinner at the Bianzone oratory starting at 7 p.m.

?The cost of the take-away portion is 5 euro, and for dinner in the oratory 13 euro.

?For those unable to collect directly, home delivery will be made.

?For bookings, please contact:

- Bruna 3495937804

- Pink 3483020913

- Letizia 3280974870

Photos of the 2024-2025 initiative by Maria Rosa Lorenzi and Franca Gosatti

For more on barley cultivation in Bianzone read Vanda Cerveri's article: 1940s/’50s: Growing bears

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]]> BOOK: ‘WHEN THE FIREFLIES FLY’ https://www.ecomuseoterrazzeretiche.it/en/news/news/book-when-fireflies-flew/ Wed, 8 Sep 2021 18:30:23 +0000 https://www.ecomuseoterrazzeretiche.it/?p=2722 Vanda Cerveri’s new book, entitled *Quando volavano le lucciole* (*When the Fireflies Flew*), was presented at the Omar and Pietro Sports Centre. The work, divided into two volumes, traces the history and everyday life of the region from the expulsion of the Grisons to the present day, with a particular focus on the last century. Unlike the […]

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]]> The new book by Vanda Cerveri entitled “When fireflies flew”. The work, divided into two volumes, traces the history and daily life of the area from the expulsion of the Grisons to the present day, with a special focus on the last century. Unlike his previous work, ‘From One Hail Mary to Another’ based only on archive documents, this book is based on the historical memory and personal memories, being more emotionally charged. The author describes a past society that, while living in a subsistence economy and in misery, did not perceive poverty as shameful and practised mutual aid.

The text evokes difficult times, marked by pandemics (such as cholera and Spanish flu) and the tragedies of world wars. It dwells in particular on the past century marked by profound changes with the advent of progress that facilitated people's lives and accessibility on the one hand, but disrupted the natural habitat of yesteryear on the other.

The book is enriched with numerous photographs that help to bear witness to the past.

The title and subtitle (“Lights and Shadows”) recall the alternation between dark and serene moments in people's lives; fireflies represent small lights that soften the darkness.

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]]> The Cusinascia https://www.ecomuseoterrazzeretiche.it/en/news/literary-production/the-cusinascia/ Sat, 23 Jun 2012 20:48:13 +0000 https://www.ecomuseoterrazzeretiche.it/?p=1385 Holding it in your hand, it feels as though you’re looking at one of those old Year 5 exercise books from days gone by – the ones with the black cover and the pale label edged in amaranth red. Even the name has a nostalgic ring to it, “La Cusinascia” – though it’s not meant to be derogatory; it refers to the setting where people lived and carried out many of their daily tasks. A blast from the past […]

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]]> Holding it in my hand, I seem to see one of the fifth-grade exercise books of yesteryear, the ones with the black cover and the light-coloured label outlined in amaranth red. The name also smacks of the past, “La Cusinascia”, which, however, is not derogatory, it indicates the environment where people lived and performed many tasks.

A plunge into the past with this recipe book that is the result of the “Mapping Bianzone” project, proposed by the Ecomuseo of the Rhaetian terraces to the Region, which recognised it from a cultural point of view and financed it together with other initiatives in the area, such as the book on trades produced by the school and the search for place names. is a return to the 1950s and what people ate back then. The recipes come from some of the village elders who shared their secrets in the kitchen.

The book is divided into 14 parts, each section referring to a specific foodstuff, the cultivation and use of which is explained: buckwheat, maize, rye, wheat, barley, garden produce, potatoes, vines, pork, eggs, fruit. And then the recipes such as fuiadi, fritulini, pulenta al furan, cui patati, cui tartifuli, pancot, pan dei munt, minestra de ors, taroz, vin coc, ris e lac’, tripa, marsala all'uovo, farudi. Pleasant pages, reading them one understands how people lived, what they ate, simple but genuine food.

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