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I BAGNA CAUDA DAY A CASCINA VERNE DELLE ROSE

Bagna cauda is a typical Piedmontese dish prepared with anchovies, oil and garlic, used as a dip for fresh vegetables in the autumn season. In ancient times, it was eaten during get-togethers and dinners with friends, so much so that this recipe over time has become a symbol of friendship and cheerfulness.

Near Carmagnola, on the outskirts of Turin, in the family-run Cascina Verne delle Rose farmhouse, a structure that has participated in the Parchi da gustare project, in October/November Bagna Cauda Days are often organised, a series of dinners that always attract the most demanding palates.

A curiosity about the name of the farmhouse: The verne are trees, black alders (Alnus glutinosa), verne in Piedmontese dialect. Wood and roots of a beautiful orange-red colour were used to make objects and furniture and to dye wood, cloth and leather, and the bark was used to tan skins and to treat fishing nets. Black alders live near rivers and streams and their wood is particularly resistant to water, so much so that it was used for the construction of piles and bridges. Agostino recounts that in the 18th century the structure was a monastery, the same architecture that it still preserves today. The estate is set in a land of rural design and traditions entrusted in the Middle Ages to the precious care of the Cistercian monks, who over time consolidated their possessions in the Abbey of Casanova, an important commercial link between Piedmont and France. At the end of the 18th century came decadence and King Victor Amadeus III acquired it, later becoming one of the many hunting residences of the Savoy family.

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Cascina Verne delle Rose
Via Verne, 5
Fraz. Tuninetti
10022 Carmagnola TO
Italy