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Fassona

Piedmont's special beef

The native breed of cattle in Piedmont, heavily-muscled and with very tender meat. It is used in many dishes from Le Langhe, including brasato al Barolo, vitello tonnato and bollito misto.

Meats & Poultry

Piedmont

Text © Dana Facaros & Michael Pauls

Image by L'Orlando