our menus
Carefully prepared dishes, the result of expert experimentation
À la Carte Menu
Starters
Little Parmesan-style Bake
with eggplant, zucchini, fresh tomato and basil
“Vitello Tonnato” in Monferrato Style
from La Badessa’s recipe collection
Hand-Chopped Fassona Beef Tartare
with capers and anchovies, Piedmontese style
Red Tuna Tartare
with bagna cauda sauce
The Raw Selection
Sea bass carpaccio, tuna tartare, Sicilian prawns
Mediterranean Octopus Salad
with potatoes, green beans, confit cherry tomatoes, aioli sauce
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Cipolla al forno, caprino al timo
(1,7)
“Piedmont on a Plate”
A selection of traditional appetizers
LA BAGNA CAUDA ANGELICA IN TRE MODI
(battuta di fassona, peperone al forno, sformato di cavolfiori) (2,3,7)
First Courses - Pasta
All our fresh pasta is homemade
Tajarin with Langhe-style Ragù
(Santa Fede Abbey – Cavagnolo)
Traditional “Gobbi” Agnolotti
with light roast jus and aromatic herbs
(Holy Annunciation Monastery – Fossano)
Borage and Seirass Ravioli
with datterini tomatoes and stracciatella di burrata
Linguine with Garlic, Oil, Chili
prawn bisque and crispy breadcrumbs
Mixed Gragnano Pasta
with smoked potato velouté, mussels, prawns and baby squid
Salt Cod Gnocchi
with seafood sauce
Main Courses – Meat & Fish
All dishes are served with side garnish
Granda Veal Cheek Braised in Barolo
with saffron mashed potatoes
(Saints Peter and Paul Monastery – Germagno)
Lamb Chops with Mint and Turmeric
Fassona Beef Sirloin Cube
with aromatic herbs
Sea Bass Fillet
with vegetable mirepoix, citrus scent, thyme and marjoram
Seared Red Tuna with Sesame
prawn tails and anchovy mayonnaise
PARMIGIANA DI VERDURE DI STAGIONE, PROVOLA AFFUMICATA, POMODORO E BASILICO
dESSERTS
Zabaione Mousse with Passito Wine
served with our homemade cookies
Millefeuille
with Chantilly cream and wild berries
Pistachio Gelée
Nougat Semifreddo from Alba
with Valrhona chocolate fondue
Abbot’s Cake
with gianduia chocolate and hazelnut mousse
Strawberry Cheesecake
La Badessa’s Delightful Cup
“Dolce Piemonte”
Chef’s fantasy dessert tasting
Many of our recipes come from Monasteries and Convents, mainly in the Piedmont region.
la badessa
Piazza Carlo Emanuele II, 17
Turin
Tel 353 462 96 68 | 011 83 59 40
