Where to Eat and Drink in Turin, Turin, Italy

I鈥檝e been to Turin three times over the last two and a half years and have come to like it a lot. They鈥檝e only been short weekend trips so this in no way claims to be a comprehensive guide to eating in Turin, but I鈥檝e done a lot of sampling in my time there and the food and drink are so wonderful 鈥� and famous to foodies 鈥� that I can hopefully give you a good start to knowing what to look for and where to find it.

Piedmont, of which Turin is the capital (indeed it was the capital of Italy briefly after unification in the 19th century), is rich in culinary history and tradition. You will find some of the very best food and wine in Italy here. With the Alps to the north (and visible from the city) and the fertile Po Valley, where it鈥檚 said the best risotto rice is grown, you will find wonderful meats, fabulous cheeses and the most glorious wines anywhere in the world.

As a visitor to Turin you鈥檒l find the traditional restaurants have a strong emphasis on meat. And we鈥檙e not talking a simple steak or roast chicken, we鈥檙e talking the parts of animals we normally don鈥檛 use or talk about. One of the most famous dishes is聽Finanziera聽鈥� a stew of sweetbreads, chicken giblets, brain, cockscombs. There is a lot of boiled meat 鈥撀燽ollito聽鈥� featuring calf鈥檚 head, pork belly, pigs鈥� trotters, and all kinds of offal. But you鈥檒l also find some wonderful dishes cooked in local wines like Barolo. Even pasta often has a meat filling, especially聽agnolotti, which are like ravioli, and a popular speciality, or comes with a meat sauce. But you can find lighter food so vegetarians don鈥檛 despair. It鈥檚 just a good idea to check the menu before you go into a restaurant. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).

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Guide Name: Where to Eat and Drink in Turin
Guide Location: Italy » Turin
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Article (B))
Author: Kay Gale
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