The latest version of the RicetteUmbre app offers new, interesting, and useful features, including the ability to manage a shopping list and set the app’s language to either Italian or English.

Shopping list

Version 1.3.0 of the app lets you create a shopping list directly from the ingredients in the recipes.

When you add a recipe to your favorites list, the app will ask if you want to add the ingredients for that recipe to your shopping list.

Once you’ve added the first ingredients to your shopping list, the shopping cart next to the name “RicetteUmbre” will show you the number of ingredients it contains.

By clicking on the shopping cart, you can access your shopping list and remove one or more ingredients if you wish.

Language

Another feature added in version 1.3.0 of the app—for both iOS and Android—is the ability to set the app’s language by choosing between Italian and English.

You can make this selection using the flag icon next to the “RicetteUmbre” title.

Since the app opens in the default language, this feature allows you to switch to an alternative language. You can change the language at any time.

Changing the language affects both the app interface and its content.

Download version 1.3.0 of the iOS app for both iPhone and iPad

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If you love Umbrian food and want an authentic evening on the shores of Lake Trasimeno, Stramaialata is the event for you. Every year, in the small village of Piana, a hamlet of Castiglione del Lago (PG), one of Umbria’s most beloved food festivals takes center stage: the Sagra del mangiar bene… come una volta (“Festival of eating well… like in the old days”), dedicated to the undisputed king of regional cuisine — the pig.

What is Stramaialata?

Founded in 2009, Stramaialata has grown year after year into a landmark event for lovers of Umbrian culinary tradition. The name says it all: an all-out celebration of pork, prepared with the age-old wisdom of the local farming culture.

The pork at the heart of the festival doesn’t come from far away — it is strictly locally sourced and zero-kilometre, raised on farms around the Trasimeno area. A choice that makes a real difference on the plate — and you can taste it.

But Stramaialata is more than food. It’s live music, dancing, and entertainment, and above all the warm hospitality of the people of Piana, who roll up their sleeves every year — young and old alike — to give visitors unforgettable evenings. Even the ride from the car park to the festival grounds is part of the fun: the Stra-navetta shuttle, driven by people dressed as pigs, whisks you over to the beat of the famous Ballo del maiale (the Pig Dance).

The menu: a journey through Umbrian charcuterie

The food stalls open every evening at 7:30 pm. The menu is a love letter to Umbrian tradition, with a few local highlights thrown in.

Starters

• Prosciutto and melon

First courses

• Pici al sugo d’anatra — the most Umbrian pasta shape there is, tossed in a rustic duck ragù
• Rigatoni al sugo di maiale — the festival’s star ingredient arrives right from the first course

Second courses

• Pork steak
• Sausages
• Spit-roasted pork
• Lamb chops scottadito-style

The signature dishes (not to be missed)

STRAMAIALATA — The festival’s emblematic plate: le sette meraviglie del maiale (“the seven wonders of the pig”) — sausages, ribs, spit-roasted pork, coppa, pancetta, steak, and liver skewers. One dish, a century’s worth of flavour.

LO STINCONE — A jumbo pork shank for three. Perfect for anyone who doesn’t want to choose between company and abundance.

BISTECCONE CON PATATE FRITTE — A generous cut with ribs and pancetta, designed for two. The definitive answer to hunger.

Side dishes

• Fried potatoes
• Tomato and cucumber salad
• Fagiolina del Trasimeno — a Slow Food presidium, a local bean you rarely find elsewhere

Fruit and dessert

• Watermelon
• Tozzetti and Vinsanto — a classic Umbrian pairing
• Trasimeno strawberries with lemon

Wines

All wines come from the territory: Cantina del Trasimeno and Cantina Madrevite pour local labels including Baccio, Corniolo, Glanio, and the Bisbetica Rosé. There are also craft beers from Lake Trasimeno: Principe Trasimeno, Annibale, Dannata, and Porsenna.

Evening programme

Food stalls open at 7:30 pm. Every night from around 9:30–10:00 pm, live orchestras and bands take the stage:

How to get there

Stramaialata is held at Via Paganico 3, Piana – Castiglione del Lago (PG), steps from Lake Trasimeno. Easily reachable from Perugia, Cortona, and the Val di Chiana.

To book a table (recommended, especially on weekends):

• +39 338 5692742 — Manfredo
• +39 393 9048751
• sagradelmangiarbene@gmail.com

For information about the market stalls: Patrizia at +39 393 1841217.

Why it’s worth the trip

Stramaialata is no ordinary food festival. It is a living piece of gastronomic culture — a chance to meet a community that still believes in the value of handmade food and local ingredients. From the Fagiolina del Trasimeno to the wines of nearby cellars, from zero-kilometre pork slow-roasted on a spit to vintage desserts like tozzetti and Vinsanto — every dish tells a story about the real Umbria: the Umbria of hills and lakes, far from the beaten tourist track.

If you’re in Umbria between August 4 and 9, put it in your diary. And arrive hungry.

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