Bicerin

Bicerin

Bicerin from Turin, Italy
Type	Chocolate beverage
Country of origin	Italy
Region of origin	Piedmont
Ingredients	Espresso, ganache, milk

Bicerin (Piedmontese: [bitʃeˈriŋ]) is a traditional hot drink native to Turin, Italy, made with espresso, ganache (a type of thick hot chocolate), and frothed milk, served layered in a small glass.^[1]

Origin

The word bicerin (Piedmontese for 'small glass') is the equivalent of Italian bicchierino (diminutive of bicchiere, lit. 'glass').^{[citation needed]}

Caffè al Bicerin, which sits across from the Santuario della Consolata in Turin's piazza della Consolata, has been serving the drink since the 18th century.^[2]

Liqueur

The Vincenzi Family Distillery in Turin also produces a chocolate hazelnut liqueur under this name.^[3]

See also

• Piedmontese cuisine
• List of coffee drinks
• List of chocolate drinks
• Espressino and marocchino – similar drinks

References

External links

• Bicerin at prodottitipici.it (in Italian) (archived 27 September 2006)

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