Ansião's 'Tasquinhas' Celebrate Regional Gastronomy with Around 20 Exhibitors

The event at the Ansião Business Center featured showcooking, workshops, and musical entertainment, highlighting products like cheese and olive oil.

Generic image of a regional gastronomy fair in Portugal, with stalls of local products and people walking around.
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Generic image of a regional gastronomy fair in Portugal, with stalls of local products and people walking around.

The XVII Gastronomic Fair "Tasquinhas - Sabores de Ansião" took place between Friday, October 23rd, and Sunday, October 25th, at the Ansião Business Center, celebrating the richness of the regional gastronomy of Terras de Sicó.

The event featured around 20 exhibitors showcasing characteristic regional products such as cheese, olive oil, honey, wine, "chícharo" (a type of pea), kid goat, and lamb. These flavors could be enjoyed both at the stalls and in the snacks and meals prepared by eight associations from the municipality of Ansião.
The following associations participated in the fair: Associação de Cultura e Recreio de Pousaflores, Associação Cultural e Recreativa da Torre de Vale de Todos, Associação Social e Cultural da Lagarteira “Os Amigos” together with the Rancho Folclórico de S. Domingos, from Lagarteira, Associação Recreativa e Cultural de Vale Florido, Atlético Clube Avelarense, Clube Caçadores de Ansião, Escuteiros de Chão de Couce, and Grupo Motard Sicótesos.
The initiative attracted dozens of visitors and included various activities, such as a showcooking and wine pairing session by the Escola Tecnológica e Profissional de Sicó, a demonstration of regional dishes, and a cheese workshop.
Musical entertainment was provided by Ca’ Gaita, Orquestra Ligeira da Sociedade Filarmónica Ansianense de Santa Cecília, Gabriel Gonçalves, Cinfarra, Rock Luso, Somos 7 mas eu não bebo, Só Improviso, and Escola de Dança da Clínica das Cinco Vilas. The event concluded with the Children's Folklore Encounter on Sunday, which featured the participation of Rancho Infantil das Serras de Ansião, Rancho Infantil Flores da Serra (Lagoa Parada), and Escola Infantil do Rancho Típico de Alvorge.
Based on information from the official source: Câmara Municipal de Ansião (26/10/2026)