It only happens every 2 years: Il Salone del Gusto in Turin.
This year I was able to go to the 7th edition of the Salone del Gusto, organized by the Slow Food Organization and the Piedmont Regional Authority. This year it took place at Lingotto, just feet away from Eataly, so we made a stop there, too.
Click through to see more pictures from Salone del Gusto in Torino after the jump.
Hand-rolling cigars
Fichi d’India / Cactus pears similar to the ones I love and enjoy in Puglia – so colorful!
Who can identify this animal? Leave your guess in the comments!
Rolling out pasta continuously!
Getting approval from her co-pasta roller – thumbs up! (Ok, not really: in Italy they use the thumb to start counting, so she’s probably indicating 1 of something in a story, but I liked my version better)
Of course, it wouldn’t be a food convention without a little gelato. This was from the Gelato dei Presidi di Slow Food. It won’t have its own stop on the Tour del Gelato, but the Pistachio from Bronte gelato was excellent!
There were a lot of interesting, small producers like the makers of this pecorino cheese wrapped in walnut tree leaves and aged. It was almost as good as their cheese aged with wine cultures.
Lots of tasting, lots of samples (though some were more abundant than others). Sometimes you needed to find a quiet moment to reflect and plan the next path (and samples) you’d be following.
Corks decorate the ceiling, a view you might have been entranced by after a few tastings. Like me.
This looks like my kind of event. :)
Torino has been getting a lot of press lately.
Did you see the recent article on NYTimes.com?
I went 2 years ago and had such a blast–hope to make it again someday.
You lucky gal. Looks like a fabulous event. Proscuitto?
Is the photo of a pig???? This is my kind of event.
Great photos and commentary. I love pistachio gelato. Great blog.
Cheers.
How lucky you were, great photos :-)
Torino is a beautiful city! Very different from the rest of Italy….best of Italy and Europe together! :)
I am a bit biased having studied there….thanks for sharing and living in the midwest am so envious of your experiences!
Am still recovering & nursing my bruises! And it’s going to be a long, long time before I can eat any cured pork products again. I definitely got my fill..
mmmmmmmm yum yum. All looks super delish! I am very jealous. I have a friend who also went I’m hoping she brought back some goodies for me. :-)
GORGEOUS photos!!!! (As always) :) everything looks wonderful.
Wow, Sara… were we at the same Salone del Gusto?? You found things we never laid eyes on (though evidently we did stumble on the same gelato vendor – yum!), and your pictures are gorgeous. We think maybe that’s a pig’s foot, too – hind end of a suckling pig maybe?
hahah… that thumbs up thing made me crack up! as for that animal… what the… looks like a pigs hoof… 200euro?!!
I’m so incredibly jealous-looks like it was fabulous. I’m dying to go to Eataly.
Another jealous reader. Wish I could be there, but your pictures and comments help ease the pain of not being there. Grazie.
Yes, I can’t believe the price but I’m sure it’s probably cheaper than buying it piece by piece. :)
@nyc – I didn’t see the article – I’ll have to look for it