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Italy - Northwest

• Piemonte
• Valle d'Aosta
• Cultural Influences on the Cuisine
• Specialty ingredients

Foraging and Hunting

• Wild mushrooms
• Game
• White Truffles
• Hearty grains & herbs

Piemonte

• Barolo wines
• Stuffed pasta
• Potato Gnocchi
• More dairy

Valle d'Aosta

• Borders Switzerland
• Heavy French and Swiss influence
• Fontina Cheese
• Mutton or Goat stewed
• Buckwheat & rye

White Truffles

Polenta

• A special variety of corn prized by Italians
• Used in place of pasta in Northern regions

Risotto

• Cooking method for grains not a type of rice
• Arborio
• Carnaroli
• Superfino
• Vialone Nano

Cornish Game Hen

• Cross between a Cornish and White Rock Chicken
• 5 weeks of age when butchered
• Poussin; young spring chicken more expensive

Semolina is coarse ground Durum Wheat Flour