"Nocciolini di Chivasso"
"Nocciolini di Chivasso" are sweets now known throughout the world that were originally called "Nuasèt." They are made in an exclusively artisanal way: delicious round hazelnuts from Piedmont are, first roasted, then ground and mixed with sugar and egg white. The dough, having reached the ideal consistency, is distributed on the baking sheets in the form of countless little buttons, ready to be baked. Once ready, they are left to cool and packaged in the special pink or transparent bags of different weights.
"Nocciolini di Chivasso" are a Traditional Agri-food Product (PAT). They go perfectly with coffee, zabaglione, and sweet, velvety wines such as Passito di Caluso, Moscato d'Asti, or Bicerin, but are also used as an ingredient in ice cream.
At the end of September, all producers are the protagonists of the Chivasso "Nocciolini" Festival, during which these typical sweets can be tasted and purchased.
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History
This confectionary specialty has very ancient origins, apparently around 1810, and its inventor was the then master pastry chef Giovanni Podio. His son-in-law, cav. Ernesto Nazzaro. In the 1930s he obtained numerous certificates of merit and honors issued by institutions and cities, presenting this specialty at important exhibitions and events. Among the many certificates, a certificate of honor issued for his participation in the Paris exposition of 1900 stood out, as well as that relating to the Turin exposition of 1911. The patent, with relative Nocciolini trademark, issued by the Ministry of Commerce (of the Kingdom of Italy, dated 1904).
The most coveted recognition was achieved by the knight when he was able to decorate the containers of the Nocciolini with the Royal coat of arms, as supplier of the Royal House of His Majesty King Vittorio Emanuele III and the Dukes of Genoa.
Until the 1930s, the typical Chivassese product was called "Noisettes", the French name for the main ingredient.
The advent of fascism brought about the abolition of all foreign names, so the name Noisettes was changed to the name of Nocciolini.
In 1982 - in the Canavese town - the Confratèrnita dël Sambajon and djj Nocciolini was born, an association that aims to enhance the .
