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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Ramassin, the susines of Damascus
<p><em>Ramassin</em> or <em>Dalmassin</em> is a variety of native susino, typical of southwestern Piedmont but also widely cultivated on the Hills of Turin, canavese and Chierese.</p><!--more--><h3>The origins</h3><p>Known as <em>damaschine</em> <em>or damascus susines,</em>ramassin are <strong>geographically native to Syria.</strong> How and when did they arrive <strong>in Piedmont?</strong>...
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