Nocciolini di Chivasso: nineteenth-century goodness
<p>The <a href="https://www.katuma.it/it/prodotti-da-forno/1314-chivassini-nocciolini-di-chivasso-90g.html">Nocciolini of Chivasso</a>, a Canavese town 20km from Turin, were born in 1810 at the hands of the master pastry chef Giovanni Podio. Originally called <em>noisettes (hazelnuts</em> in French) or <em>noasèt</em> in Piedmontese, they were <strong>presented in Paris at the Universal...
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The Bunches of Distilleria Revel Chion
<p>Founded in 1850, <a href="https://www.katuma.it/it/brand/11-distilleria-revel-chion"><strong>thedistilleria revel chion</strong></a> is now one of the few distilleries in the province of Turin to still be in operation.</p><p><p>"Workhorse" of the distillery is certainly <strong><a href="https://www.katuma.it/it/gra-gio/147-grappaserra.html">the Grappa della Serra,</a></strong>obtained from...
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Cuisine: the rediscovery of hemp
<h3>A little clarity</h3><p>Hemp and marijuana are the same plant; to distinguish them is the concentration of THC, the active ingredient that causes psychotropic effects.</p><!--more--><p>Hemp used for food use has almost zero psychoactive content: to grow it, in fact, the value of THC must be less than 0.2-0.6%. Green light therefore for the purchase and consumption of products based on <span...
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Torcetti di Agliè: excellence born by chance
<p>Initially <em>called presses </em>for their twisted shape, <a href="https://www.katuma.it/prodotti-da-forno/475-torcetti-burro.html">Agliè's torcetti</a> were born by chance, as is often the case with all good and successful things.</p><p>In fact, it is said that Francesco Pana, pastry chef of Agliè, decided to mix with butter and eggs the advanced dough of bread and... it was immediately a...
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Genepì: the mountain in a glass
<h3>What is the genepì?</h3><p>The genepì is first of all a <strong>spontaneous aromatic plant</strong> that is born in the Alps at an altitude of 2000-2500 meters. It can be found in almost the entire Alpine arc and, due to its poor spread, in 1928 it became a <strong>protected plant.</strong></p><!--more--><p>As such, and in order to continue to produce the<strong>homonymous...
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