A FOOD TRADITION
Piedmontese Cuisine
Piedmontese cuisine developed in northwestern Italy around Turin, the Langhe, Monferrato, and alpine valleys, with strong links to French and Savoyard foodways. It emphasizes rice, cornmeal, butter, local cheeses, beef, veal, hazelnuts, mushrooms, and seasonal vegetables, often using restrained sauces and slow cooking. Raw beef preparations, filled pasta, and elaborate antipasti are characteristic. Well-known examples include bagna càuda, agnolotti del plin, and vitello tonnato. White and black truffles, while prestigious ingredients, form part of a broader regional repertoire that also includes rustic polenta and mountain dishes.
Dishes linked to this cuisine
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Agnolotti piemontesi dal plin
Small Piedmontese filled pasta sealed with a characteristic pinch and filled with slow-cooked mixed meats, greens, egg and Parmesan.
Baci di dama
Piedmontese paired nut biscuits joined with a thin layer of dark chocolate.
Bagna càuda
A warm Piedmontese dip of slowly cooked garlic, salted anchovies and olive oil, served with vegetables for dipping.
Bollito misto con salse piemontese
A Piedmontese mixed boiled-meat service combining several beef cuts, tongue, poultry and cotechino with regional sauces.
Bonet piemontese
A Piedmontese baked custard dessert flavoured with cocoa, coffee, amaretti, savoiardi and rum.
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