“La Bagna Cauda”

This hot sauce, composed of oil, butter, garlic and anchovies, is the great national sauce of Piemonte. It is used to dress various kinds of vegetables and especially a vegetable which is practically unknown in this country but is extensively grown and used on the Continent—the cardoon. It is closely related to the artichoke, the edible part being composed of the blanched and crisp stalks of the inner leaves. The dish is served in a special and very attractive way. The Bagna Cauda, or sauce