Scopeton and Putana: A Traditional Dinner in the Vicenza Hills

A century old family osteria, a traditional salted fish recipe and a Vicenza cake with a rather provocative name. One evening dedicated to the food of the Veneto countryside.

On 30 October 2026, Locanda Cava d’Oro in Ignago, Isola Vicentina, hosts its Serata dello Scopeton, a traditional Veneto dinner featuring bigoli with sardines, polenta with salted scopeton, piquant cheese, chestnuts and a dessert called putana. The complete menu costs €30 per person, including wine, water and coffee.

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The Fish & the Cake

Scopeton belongs to the traditional rural cooking of Vicenza. In the poorest households, a single preserved fish could flavour an entire family's polenta. Traditionally distinguished from renga, or herring, this intensely savoury fish survives in one of the region's most distinctive country recipes.

The evening ends with torta putana, a traditional Vicenza cake also known as macafame. Its recipes often make use of leftover bread, milk, apples and dried fruit. There are several competing explanations for its provocative name, which has become part of the local food folklore.

An Osteria Since 1920

The locanda has a rather unexpected American connection. In October 1920, Luigi Dal Soglio and Rosa Brunello returned from Pittsburgh and opened an osteria in Piazza Ignago. More than a century later, the fourth generation continues the family business, recognised in Unioncamere's register of historic Italian enterprises. The restaurant is located in Ignago, a hillside village in Isola Vicentina, in the province of Vicenza. Its traditional food evenings revisit the recipes of the local countryside.

Plan Your Dinner

Friday, 30 October 2026

Venue: Locanda Cava d’Oro

Address: Piazza Ignago 23, Ignago, Isola Vicentina, Vicenza, Italy

Menu:

Bigoli coe sarde, thick Veneto pasta with sardines
Polenta with scopeton
Piquant cheese and chestnuts
Traditional torta putana
Coffee, wine and water

Price: €30 per person, including wine, water and coffee.

Reservations & Information

Phone: +39 0444 975045 ; Email: locandacavadoro@libero.it

A €10 deposit is appreciated when booking. Contact the restaurant to confirm the starting time.

Sources

I Ristoratori di Vicenza · Serata dello Scopeton
Unioncamere · Eredi Dal Soglio di Dal Soglio Piergiorgio & C. Sas (Locanda Cava d'Oro)
Regione del Veneto · Con la renga di “Capodanno” alla riscoperta delle tradizioni locali del Veneto
Locanda Cava d'Oro · Locanda Cava d'Oro
La Cucina Italiana · Macafame, la ricetta di recupero del dolce vicentino