Il CastelloThis craft pasta workshop, established by Massimo Colautti in Caravino in 1982, is now a thriving family affair. Coordinated by Massimo’s daughter Silvia, who sources ingredients small local artisans for the production of fresh pasta and a number of deli items. The shop is in Palazzo Canavese but they supply restaurants and delis all over the Canavese district and the Valle d’Aosta. The shop sells semolini (fried semolina cubes), lasagne (including a vegetable version), crespelle and, in season, zuppa di ajucche, buglewood soup. The pasta range features tagliatelle and gnocchi, plain and coloured with nettles, stuffed gnocchi, paccheri, caserecce and delectable ravioli: from the classic Piedmontese variety to meat-filled gobbini, from plin to traditional cappelletti. Then come seasonal products: in summer, quadrotti with blueberries and speck, and ravioli with mozzarella, olives and dried tomatoes; in autumns, tortelli with pumpkin and amaretti, and ravioli with chestnuts, lardo and honey; in winter, ravioli with salam patata (potato salami), quadrotti with oranges; in spring, mezzelune with asparagus, girasoli with nettles, and ravioli with bugleweed.
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