Bicerin
{{Short description|Drink made with espresso coffee, drinking chocolate and milk}}
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{{Infobox beverage
| name = Bicerin
| image = 2016 1128 Turin Bicerin 02.jpg
| image_size = 250px
| caption = {{lang|pms|Bicerin}} from Turin, Italy
| type = Chocolate beverage
| origin = Italy
| region = Piedmont
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| ingredients = Espresso, ganache, milk
| variants =
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{{lang|pms|Bicerin}} ({{IPA|pms|bitʃeˈriŋ|lang}}) 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.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/08/dining/arts/why-settle-for-gold-in-turin-the-real-prize-is-a-darker-delight.html|title=Why Settle for Gold in Turin? The Real Prize Is a Darker Delight|first=Dana|last=Bowen|newspaper=The New York Times|date=2006-02-08}}
Origin
File:3261TorinoBicerin.jpg that traditionally serves {{lang|pms|bicerin}}]]
The word {{langnf|pms|bicerin|small glass}} is the equivalent of Italian {{lang|it|bicchierino}} (diminutive of {{lang|it|bicchiere}}, {{literally|glass}}).{{citation needed|date=June 2025}}
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.{{Cite web |title=HISTORY {{!}} Bicerin |url=https://bicerin.it/en/history/ |access-date=2025-01-17 |language=en-US}}
Liqueur
The Vincenzi Family Distillery in Turin also produces a chocolate hazelnut liqueur under this name.{{Cite web |title=Bicerin – Distillerie Vincenzi |url=http://www.distillerievincenzi.com/bicerin/?lang=en |language=en-US}}
See also
{{Portal|Italy|Drink|Coffee}}
- Piedmontese cuisine
- List of coffee drinks
- List of chocolate drinks
- {{lang|it|Espressino}} and {{lang|it|marocchino}} – similar drinks
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20060927113050/http://www.prodottitipici.com/prodotto/10008/bicerin.htm Bicerin at prodottitipici.it] {{in lang|it}} (archived 27 September 2006)
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