Cardo Gobbo di Nizza Monferrato
Nizza Monferrato Hunchback Cardoon
The hunchback cardoon, and the one ingredient bagna caoda cannot do without, the scalding sauce of garlic, olive oil and anchovy served with vegetables. Sown in May in the sandy ground along the Belbo.
Designation
- Certification
- Slow Food Presidium
- Category
- Fruit, vegetables and cereals, fresh or processed
Where it is made
How it is made
It becomes a hunchback because the plants are bent over and buried as they grow, so the stalks curve upward through the soil and blanch pale and tender.