Focus on Gianduia, Part 1.5: Orthography and Pronunciation

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Jan 102011
 

Since the word “gianduia” will appear repeatedly in this series, let’s shoehorn some brief comments on spelling and pronunciation before moving forward.

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Focus on Gianduia, Part 1: Introduction

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Jan 032011
 


On March 17, 1861, Vittorio Emanuele II was proclaimed king of the newly united Kingdom of Italy.  This year, 2011, marks the sesquicentennial of Italian unification in Turin—the ancestral home of the House of Savoy, capital of Piedmont, capital of the Kingdom of Sardinia, and the first capital of Italy.  In commemoration, we will spend some time examining a delicacy that has been historically identified with Turin, Piedmont, and the Risorgimento itself: gianduia.

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