Provolone Valpadana PDO takes over Venice: the bàcari challenge the city with original cicchetti
From 14 to 20 September, fifteen bàcari compete to create Venice’s best cicchetto dedicated to Provolone Valpadana PDO. A week of taste, tradition and creativity across the city.
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Venice. From 14 to 20 September, Provolone Valpadana PDO becomes the star of an original food and wine journey through Venice’s bàcari. For an entire week, fifteen selected venues will compete by creating an original, never‑before‑seen cicchetto, designed to highlight one of Italy’s most iconic dairy excellences. A contest that blends flavour, creativity and gastronomic culture, inviting Venetians and visitors to explore the city through its most authentic and convivial spaces.
A journey through taste and tradition
The public will play an active role in the Contest and will be able to: – taste the competing cicchetti in all fifteen participating bàcari – follow the itinerary through an interactive map – collect the “Passport of Taste” and earn a stamp in each venue – vote for their favourite cicchetto via QR Code – become ambassadors of Provolone Valpadana PDO by sharing and promoting the initiative
A new and engaging way to explore Venice, guided by curiosity and the pleasure of discovering different interpretations of the same great product.
Mr. Provolone: the mascot of the Contest
Throughout the event, visitors will be accompanied by Mr. Provolone, the official mascot of the Contest. Playful, ironic and engaging, he will be the face of the event’s communication and will narrate on social media the journey of Provolone Valpadana PDO through Venice, guiding citizens and tourists to discover the bàcari and the cicchetti competing in the challenge.
The bàcari challenge
The final result will be determined 50% by the Popular Jury and 50% by the Technical Jury. At the end of the Contest, three awards will be assigned: – Gold Award – Best Cicchetto with Provolone Valpadana PDO, based on the combined votes – Special Jury Award, assigned by the Technical Jury – People’s Choice Award, based on public voting. The winners will receive an exclusive prize featuring Mr. Provolone, the official symbol of the initiative.
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