Have you ever eaten bagna cauda?

DonM

This time of year reminds me of a ritual in the small Illinois town I grew up in. Italians were probably the most prevalent ancestry there. They all came from the Piedmont area of northern Italy. Some time around Christmas or at least in the winter, families would have a bagna cauda night. It's pronounced bunyah cawdah.

I'm part Italian, but my grandma never made it that I can recall. My dad and I both can't cope with garlic, so I'm guessing my grandma couldn't either. Bagna cauda is the the most vile thing to me, but for garlic lovers, they go nuts over it. You can look up what it is. You might love it.

Anyone here ever had it?

Walterjn

DonM I believe that garlic is a seasoning, not its own food group. I looked it up, that will be a hard no from me on the stuff, especially after reading the ingredients.

KCee

DonM I've never heard of it. I'm only 1/4 Italian, but my wife is like 3/4 and I'm surprised I haven't heard her family mention it. I'll have to try to remember to ask her about it tonight.

garyt1957

DonM

garyt1957 I'm very interested to see if anyone knows of it.

LBlack14

What is it? I took this job so I didn't have to read!!! 😉😁

Rickochet

Just looking at the name and the mention of garlic I would put this on my bucket list just below haggis. It probably uses everything from a hog except the squeal.

LBlack14

Rickochet tube steak???🤣

DonM

Rickochet So you don’t like garlic?

azgreg

LBlack14
So you have had it then.

accufitgolf

Bagna càuda is a hot dish made from garlic and anchovies, originating in Piedmont, Italy, during the 16th century. The dish is served and consumed in a manner similar to fondue, sometimes as an appetizer, with raw or cooked vegetables typically used to dip into it. Wikipedia

Typhoon

accufitgolf Bagna càuda is a hot dish made from garlic and anchovies, originating in Piedmont, Italy, during the 16th century. The dish is served and consumed in a manner similar to fondue, sometimes as an appetizer, with raw or cooked vegetables typically used to dip

I’d rather eat Rat’s Asshole.

Rickochet

accufitgolf Bagna càuda is a hot dish made from garlic and anchovies

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ode

accufitgolf sounds fanFuckingTastic to me. Love both those ingredients. Anchovies on my za just as I turn the oven off to cool down. Cannot let them cook like the other ingredients or they degrade too much...and for the kicker instead of a dash of olive oil in the sauce, use the oil from the anchovies. Two ways baby!

johnnydoom

Never even heard of it. Dated a girl who was half Italian, but I believe her mother was Sicilian, or at least from the south of Italy based on the foods she prepared. I do like garlic so I might like it. Don't think I've ever had anchovies though so I don't know if I'd like it or not, but more than likely I would.

ode

What's in it ? Brains? Gonads? Intestines?

Typhoon

🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮

garyt1957

Typhoon so you have to have one, seafood chowder or Bagna cauda. What's it gonna be?

Rickochet

DonM So you don’t like garlic

Garlic is in food to hide the taste of something else and you can put too much in really quick. In the late 60's I accidentally ate an anchovy on a pizza because I didn't know what it was. I think I would prefer dried cat turds.

LBlack14

Typhoon I’d rather eat Rat’s Asshole.

Sooo, THAT'S what having rats is all about!! 🤮🤣

DonM

Rickochet I actually can't handle garlic, it bothers my digestion a lot. Which is a real problem today as far as going out to eat. It's in EVERYTHING in restaurants. Also in almost all packaged or prepared foods at the store. I hope the trend dies out one of these days.

FauxAmish

All I had to read was Anchovies and forget it.

KCee

DonM I actually can't handle garlic,

My dad is the same way. Just can't eat it or really any spice at all. Salt was about the only thing my mom could use when cooking. When my wife cooks for them she has no idea what to do lol.

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DonM

So far nobody's ever heard of it, and nobody thinks they'd like it. I'm a little surprised. It must be better than it sounds because people get real excited about it back home.