On the occasion of the Festa di Sant'Ippazio, the municipality of Tiggiano revives the traditional event with the 'Festival of Pestanaca', a local variety of the more common carrot, from which it is distinguished by the color, yellowish violet, and especially for the sweet aromatic taste that is more refined and more decisive. The species is cultivated in the farms of Tiggiano, linked to the figure of St Ippazio, enough to be called “Pestanaca de Santu Pati”, and is placed by the people for its form as a male genital apparatus of which the saint is the patron. During the event, which takes place in Piazza Aldo Moro, a tasting of several typical sweet and savory dishes, all Pestanaca-based, is offered.