High-Altitude Carnival at the Averau Refuge

For the Siorpaes family of the Averau Refuge, Carnival is not just a celebration: it’s an opportunity to play with flavors, celebrate tradition, and transform it into an experience to be savored slowly, with one’s gaze lost among the mountains.

Their recipe is simple yet irresistible:
author cuisine, selected ingredients, and a panoramic terrace with a spectacular view where every taste becomes even more intense.

For Matteo Siorpaes, every moment is good for experimentation. He does it with genuine passion and the pleasure of sharing new aromas, unexpected pairings, and dishes that tell the story of the territory with a modern, elegant, and never trivial language.

During the Carnival period, off-menu dishes and sweets arrive, designed to surprise and conquer at the first taste:

• Salted millefeuille of chiacchiere, alpine char, guacamole, and pomegranate
  A play of textures and contrasts, where crispness meets freshness in perfect balance.
• Cjarsons
  Gnocchi dough ravioli filled with ricotta and figs, dressed with grated cheese, cinnamon, and melted butter: a tribute to tradition reinterpreted with refinement.
• Apple fritters with red berry jam
  Soft, fragrant, irresistible: the perfect finale to end on a sweet note.
• And throughout the day, it’s impossible to resist the true stars of the Ladin Carnival: the Carafoi.
  Typical sweets from the Ladin valleys. A delight to be enjoyed warm, perhaps in the sun, with a drink in hand and the panorama doing the rest.

Optional masks. Taste, however, is mandatory.