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Our local products - the main products of the "Asti diet" are food and wines that, after a long tradition, become the most balanced results of the agricultural raw materials

last update: 29/07/2010

the Wine

In this “wine country”, already known all over the world, spumanti (sparkling) brut are produced. In Canelli, Italian spumante and Asti Spumante were invented. Asti produces light red wines and more full-bodied reds for aging. There are also white wines and distilled spirits, especially various types of grappa ...

the Cheese

served with honey and mostarde...

the Vegetables

A wide range of Vegetables are cultivated in the Valley of the Tanaro (Motta di Costigliole and Isola d'Asti, which is increasing the production of herbs and flowers) and around the river Belbo (Nizza Monferrato and Incisa Sacapaccino)...
The local recipe that uses almost all of them is the Bagna Cauda

the Truffle

Langhe, Monferrato and Roero hills offer important natural resources, not cultivated but collected by competent persons, engaged in the care of the territory- the Trifulao: mushrooms, truffles and topinambour. The topinambour are tubers with delicate flavor. Prevailing Mushroom varieties are Boule (porcini) and Famiole.
White truffles exalts the excellent dishes typical in this region...

the Medicinal Herbs

the Pasta

The most famous are Agnolotti - ravioli- d'asino (donkey - Calliano), di coniglio (rabbit - Viarigi), di lepre (hare), Tagliatelle all'uovo (tajarin - egg noodles) with roast, truffle or porcini mushrooms ...

Meat and Charcuterie

Beef from Asti region are excellent for traditional dishes of Piedmontese cuisine. Special mention goes to the Charcuterie which was prepared following a specification to recognize excellent craftsmanship...

Don't miss the Sweets: Polentina from Asti, made with almonds, raisins, maraschino and covered with yellow maize; Amaretti (macaroons) from Mombaruzzo or Canelli, soft almond cookies, Zabaglione with Barbera or Moscato; the ancient Mon ( pronounced "mun", brick) from Mongardino; Peaches with Ruchè from Castagnole Monferrato; Bunet, pudding with cocoa and macaroons, Astigiani with rum; Canestrelli from Cinaglio, Caritin from Portacomaro, tirulen from Isola d'Asti;
la nocciola, tonda gentile del Piemonte Cake with hazelnuts made with Nocciole Piemonte, in particolar the Tonda Gentile delle Langhe IGP. This is indeed a variety unique in the world for its organoleptic characteristics; for pastry chefs and chocolatiers it's essential for the Gianduia cream, the Nougat (the nougats "hard" and with hazelnut were created in this region), chocolate with whole hazelnuts, ice cream, Nutella made in Alba. Since 1993 this special hazelnut is protected by the European Union with IGP. It's perfect with with the Moscato d'Asti and Asti Spumante.

the bread

l'ultima Ricetta pubblicata

Deep-fried assorted fried meat

Traditional Piemontese recipe that combines meat and brains to sweet tastes like the semolina and amaretti. Everything is fried after being passed in the egg and breadcrumbs. Excellent but "supersostanzioso. It 's a recipe laborious then take some' time to get it ...