Risotto al Barolo
Ingredients (for 4 people)
400 gr of rice, Barolo wine, half an onion, 30 gr of butter, half litre of vegetable stock, salt
Preparation
Soften the onion in 50 gr of butter, when soft add the rice and brown it for 2 minutes. Pour in half a bottle of Barolo wine, not too mature, and start cooking over a medium flame, stirring the rice occasionally.Once the wine has been absorbed, carry on cooking adding the stock bit by bit as it is absorbed by the rice (half a litre is enough). The entire cooking time is 20 minutes. When cooked, mix in 30 g. of butter, 1 handful of minced parsley and, if required, a bit of salt.
Recommended wines
Barolo
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Places
Castello di Aglič
This sumptuous home was built, beginning in 1646 following a design by Amedeo di Castellamonte, by Filippo d’Aglie, statesman, literary man, choreographer, and adviser to Madama Reale, on the ruins of an ancient fortress.
Sacro Monte di Crea
Built at the end of the 1500’s, the Sacro Monte di Crea has 23 chapels and 5 hermitages scattered throughout the woods and connected to each other by paths. The chapels narrate the life of the Virgin Mary and house extraordinary life-size statuary groups.
Filatoio Rosso di Caraglio
The Filatoio (Spinning Mill), built between 1676 and 1678, is an extraordinary example of 17th century Piemonte “industrial architecture”. Today, completely restored, it houses the Museo Regionale della Seta (Regional Silk Museum), as well as contemporary art shows.
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People
Alberto Arbasino
“I was affected by the difference between the Langhe landscape today and that honoured by Cesare Pavese in his books. I saw those very same hills filled with cars, houses and sheds…the same landscape in the works of Pavese was passed through by bicycles ringing their bells. This can no longer be seen these days. It’s a real shame!”
Harrison Birtwistle
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Paolo and Vittorio Taviani
"When we arrived at Piazza Castello, immersed in its new light, we said to each other that it was time to set the dolly up here for the camera."
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