Questa

PASTA SHOPS
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n the corner of a small place going down Corso Regina Margherita towards the River Po,
stands Renato, an award-winning, old-fashioned pasta shop where everything naturally
revolves around agnolotti. Paying no heed to the contemporary philological recovery of agnolotti
with a filling of three roast meats (veal, pork and rabbit), Renato makes his with veal, pork and
vegetables — and they’re perfect. He also makes plin (agnolotti hand-pinched down one side),
tajarin, excellent gnocchi (with organic potatoes from the Valle Gesso) and other fresh pastas. Ça
va sans dire that the fresh and dried pastas are backed by deli dishes, all rigorously Piedmontese,
all suitable for a merenda sinoira, a traditional afternoon snack: from anchovies with parsley and
garlic sauce to anchovies with bagna caoda, from Russian salad to roast veal, from semolina
cubes to polenta, from cured meats to local cheeses and much, much more. The shop, whose
range of products is rounded off by fruit and vegetables, bread and grissini. Is a place where you
can both buy for big occasions and do the daily shopping. Closed Sunday and Monday.
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