Local Cuisine & Törggele Restaurants

Santa Maddalena and the Funes Valley are renowned for their authentic South Tyrolean cuisine. Dishes often feature local ingredients like speck, cheese, dumplings (canederli), Schlutzkrapfen (half-moon pasta), and roasted lamb or venison. 'Törggele' is a special autumn tradition where visitors enjoy new wine (Suser), roasted chestnuts, and hearty meat platters at rustic farm taverns like 'Gasthof Edelweiß' or 'Jausenstation Geisleralm'. Many local restaurants and mountain huts (e.g., Gschnagenhardt Alm, Malga Brogles) offer these traditional delicacies year-round.