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Abruzzo · Cheese

Sagra del Formaggio Fritto

Villa Popolo, Torricella Sicura · Abruzzo, Italy · Jun 12 – 14 ✅ Verified 2026

26th edition of a festival founded in 1999 by local cheese producers and merchants who asked the Pro Loco to celebrate the area's ancient sheep-farming tradition. Local sheep's-milk cheese, aged around 20 days, is sliced, battered to a traditional recipe, and fried in sunflower oil until golden outside and soft within — a dish once eaten by the region's shepherds — alongside arrosticini, sausage, and pancetta. A past edition closed with a concert by the legendary Italian rock band New Trolls.

Formaggio Fritto Teramano
DatesJun 12 – 14
Edition26th
OrganizerAssociazione Pro Loco di Torricella Sicura APS, with the patronage of the Comune di Torricella Sicura and Consorzio dei Comuni del Bacino Imbrifero Montano Vomano-Tordino di Teramo
Food FocusFormaggio Fritto
Nearest airportAncona Airport (AOI) / Pescara Airport (PSR)
GPS42.6997, 13.6350
AccessibilityHeld rain or shine, under gazebos if needed
Nearest cityCaserta · ~190 km · approx 3.2h drive
Nearest region capitalL'Aquila · ~43 km · approx 0.6h drive
Typical weather in JuneHot and sunny — 26-29°C by day, ideal for evening outdoor sagre.
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Sources:
https://www.iltrafiletto.it/2026/06/12/torna-a-torricella-la-sagra-del-formaggio-fritto/9-20142.html
https://www.emmelle.it/2026/06/12/torricella-al-via-la-sagra-del-formaggio-fritto-a-villa-popolo/