The collection of the Wild Mussels from Marina di Ravenna it started off auspiciously with the dives of the underwater divers of the two local fishing cooperatives and the quality is excellent. In the midst of the mussel harvest, which grows spontaneously in the open sea at the base of the platforms in the Adriatic, comes the Wild Mussel Festival in Marina di Ravenna that opens Friday 28 June and continues Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th June in Molo Dalmaziain the Fishing Basin, with the aim of promoting this excellent local product and supporting the cozzari who continue to passionately practice this tough sea profession.
The Mussel Festival in Marina di Ravenna
There will also be a preview on June 27th at Bagno Finisterre with the inaugural dinner on the beach and a menu based on mussels. The Cozza Selvaggia from Marina di Ravenna is one of the most prized in Italy. The supply chain of this identifying product of our sea is important for economic, tourist, gastronomic and environmental purposes. The festival is held with the collaboration of the cozzari cooperatives that collect the mussels and the local restaurants – from the Ravenna beaches to the city of Ravenna – which include the Wild Mussels of Marina di Ravenna in their menus. Even large retailers and various fishmongers join the project, making the Wild Mussels of Marina di Ravenna available on their fish counters.
The center of the event in the three days of the festival is represented by the area of the fishing basin – fra Molo Dalmazia and the former Fish Market – in Marina di Ravenna where meetings and show cooking will be held and where some stands will offer Wild Mussels to the public. The stands will be managed by: Aurora Osteria & Cultura; L’Acciuga Osteria; Finisterre Beach Restaurant; Food Truck Savut; Fishermen from Marina di Ravenna; Ravenna Covered Market Restaurant.
The festival also hosts a valuable fundraising initiative for charitable purposes in memory of Loris Barberini, a true fisherman-cozzaro from Marina di Ravenna. The funds raised by family and friends will be used to purchase a deshiner which will be placed in the fish market area.
The complete program
Thursday 27 June. From 7pm – Finisterre Beach – PREVIEW. APERITIF AND OPENING DINNER ON THE BEACH
Aperitif in the new “Finisterre Beach- La Gastronomia” premises and dinner at the “Finisterre Beach-Ristorante”. In an environment that has doubled the space, a menu based on mussels is served at the price of 35 euros all included. Standing Aperitif: Mussel Ceviche; Fried mussel with seaweed mayonnaise; Mussel au gratin; Mussel skewer; served with a glass of Baldan, Sangiovese vinified in white, classic method, from Calonga.
Dinner Served at the table: • Mussel soup, potato foam and wild fennel; • Pasta Tra lata (La tra la by Erica Liverani), mussel amatriciana; • San Patrignano crostino with mussels bourguignonne and wild herbs; • Squacquerone di Sbrino ice cream, glasswort and mulberry jam. Served with a bottle of Azzurro at the table, pagadebit Igt Forlì, Calonga. Reservations at number 349 2841775
Friday 28 June. 6pm – Molo Dalmazia – INAUGURATION AND OPENING OF THE PARTY AT THE MOLO. 6.30 pm – Fish Market Atrium – MUSSEL PREPARATORS IN THE RECIPE BOOK.
Presentation of the book “Io Cucino La Selvaggia di Marina di Ravenna”, the new book of 14 recipes printed on the occasion of the 11th edition of the Mussel Festival with the collaboration of the Eni Enrico Mattei Foundation (FEEM). A true source of precious advice with recipes from chefs, fishermen and seafood enthusiasts. Those present are given the book as a gift and served a taste of mussels.
Saturday 29 June. 10 am – Eni Pier – SEA TRIP. Excursion with boats, in collaboration with Eni. Guided tour with approach to a platform and demonstration of mussel harvesting with underwater fishermen. A program full of emotions, with the flavor of mussels, where you can also witness the release into the sea of some specimens of sea turtles, after the care received by Cestha.
6.30 pm – Fish Market Atrium – FROM THE MARKET TO THE TABLE THE SEA IS INVOLVED. How does the mussel harvest look like this year? The protagonists, the legendary cozzari, or the underwater fishermen of the La Romagnola and Nuovo Conisub Cooperatives of Marina di Ravenna, tell us about it.
Participants: Giuseppe Prioli, biologist, president. Emilia-Romagna Mussel Farmers Consortium; Simone D’Acunto, director of Cestha; Patrizia Masetti, head of the fishing sector at AGCI; Mirco Bagnari, head of the fishing sector of Legacoop Romagna; Barbara Monti, president of Slow Food Ravenna aps. Followed by the tasting of Wild Mussels from Marina di Ravenna. This is followed by the tasting of mussels prepared by chef Rovena Mehemeti of the Circolo Aurora restaurant.
From 6pm to 7pm – Fish Market / Cestha – HAPPY HOUR WITH SEA TURTLES
Sunday, June 30th. 6.30pm – Fish Market Atrium – THE SEASONS OF THE SEA. The mussel fisher Sauro Alleati, from the Cooperativa La Romagnola, and the fisherman Roberto Melandri, a Slow Food Ravenna aps member, talk about the seasonality of mussels and fish from our sea and the best way to enjoy their flavour. This is followed by a tasting of mussels prepared by chef Matteo Salbaroli of the L’Acciuga Osteria restaurant.
The event is promoted by Tuttifrutti Advertising Agency with the patronage of Slow Food Ravenna aps, the patronage and contribution of the Municipality of Ravenna, the contribution of Eni and the Eni Enrico Mattei-FEEM Foundation, the patronage of the Province of Ravenna, the Emilia Region Romagna, the Ferrara Ravenna Chamber of Commerce, the Po Delta Park, the AMA Mediterranean Aquaculture Association and the Emilia-Romagna Mussel Farmers Consortium. Confesercenti, Confcommercio, Legacoop Romagna and AGCI, the fishermen’s cooperatives La Romagnola, Nuovo Conisub, Gruppo Hera, Romagna Acque and also Cestha, Ulisse and the Pro Loco of Marina di Ravenna collaborate in the event. Media partners Radio Studio Delta and Ravennanotizie.it.
