Tenth Italian cuisine week celebrated in Oslo - News from Embassies

The Italian Cultural Institute in Oslo celebrated the 10th edition of the Week of Italian Cuisine in the World with an evening dedicated to the gastronomic and cultural heritage of Sardinia, in collaboration with Isre – the Higher Regional Ethnographic Institute of Sardinia, the Nuoro Chamber of Commerce and the Nuoro A.T.I. Canne al Vento Association.

The evening, attended by a very large audience, included the inauguration of a photographic exhibition curated by the Institute in collaboration with Isre: an evocative collection of shots of the most representative moments of local festivities, religious and secular celebrations, with a specific focus on traditional clothing and craft practices. The inauguration was accompanied by two lectures on Sardinian history and traditions, particularly from the Nuoro area and the Barbagia region, given by Monica Miscali, professor of modern history at the University of Science and Technology (Ntnu) in Trondheim, and Dr. Eleonora Arba, head of Isre’s documentation and archives department. Next, the Italian Cultural Institute presented typical costumes from Oliena and Seulo, worn for the occasion by two Sardinian volunteers, and a workshop curated by a Sardinian goldsmith who showed the stages of filigree and silver working. The evening ended with a tasting of typical products, based on cured meats and typical cheeses, botargo and the inevitable traditional breads.
“Once again this year we promoted regional cuisine through an integrated territorial enhancement event,” commented the director of the Institute, Raffaella Giampaola. “We offered the Norwegian public an original perspective on the famous Sardinian island, delving into lesser-known aspects. In fact, we embarked on a journey into ancient history by telling about the Domus de Janas – the mythical Fairy Houses, recently inscribed in the Unesco heritage lists, but also about medieval history and the figure of Eleonora D’Arborea, a Sardinian judge and signer of an advanced code of laws, the Carta de Logu. Lectures also explored the universe of folkloric traditions and presented the art of weaving, traditional clothes, and valuable local handicrafts, as well as the great museum heritage managed by the Higher Regional Ethnographic Institute of Sardinia. Particular attention was given to the important female contribution in the history of Sardinia up to more recent times with Grazia Deledda, the only Italian writer to be awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.”