Italy/Turin

The Gianduiotto is a Piedmontese chocolate whose shape is similar to an upturned boat. Gianduiotti are individually wrapped in a tinfoil cover, usually gold or silver-colored. It is the speciality of Turin and takes its name from Gianduja, the mask that represents the archetypal of the Piedmontese. Gianduiotti are produced from a paste of sugar, cocoa and the hazelnut of the Langhe area. The official birth of Gianduiotto is set at 1865 in Turin. The idea of mixing hazelnut pieces to chocolate was born during Napoleon’s reign, when importing cocoa from South America became extremely difficult and cocoa was extremely expensive.

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The Gianduiotto is a Piedmontese chocolate whose shape is similar to an upturned boat. Gianduiotti are individually wrapped in a tinfoil cover, usually gold or silver-colored. It is the speciality of Turin and takes its name from Gianduja, the mask that represents the archetypal of the Piedmontese. Gianduiotti are produced from a paste of sugar, cocoa and the hazelnut of the Langhe area. The official birth of Gianduiotto is set at 1865 in Turin. The idea of mixing hazelnut pieces to chocolate was born during Napoleon’s reign, when importing cocoa from South America became extremely difficult and cocoa was extremely expensive.