Gianduiotto

Gianduiotto, a specialty of Turin, are a smooth, soft chocolate candy made from sugar, cocoa and Piedmont hazelnuts. - AsNotedIn





Timeline
Y/M/D Person Association Description Place Locale Event
1860/00/00 During the wars of the Risorgimento (1815-1871), Piedmont's Government reduces the importation of luxury goods, including cocoa.
1865/00/00 Pierre Paul Caffarel and Michele Prochet grind hazelnuts to a paste and mix it with cocoa and sugar. During Turin's carnival in 1865, Caffarel offers the first Gianduiotto, named after Gianduja, the traditional mask of Piedmont. Turin Piedmont
1903/00/00 In The Gourmet's Guide to Europe, Nathaniel Newnham-Davis writes of Gianduiotti as "chocolates or nougat from Alba or Cremona where they make violins as well as sweets." Alba Piedmont

Food Taste Sweet

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Particulars for :
Product Kind Food
Food Culture Italian Food
Food Form Victual




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