L’”Arsumà” (the local red wine “Zabaglione”)
 
 
INGREDIENTS (serves 6 portions)
 
  • Egg-yolks, 6
  • Sugar, 5 heaping tbl.
  • red wine (instead of classic Marsala or Moscato d’Asti: preferably the less acidic varieties, like dolcetto, freisa or nebbiolo), 4 half eggshells
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    PREPARATION
     
  • To prepare a perfect “zabaglione” (the Piedmont version of the egg-flip), bet the egg-yolks into a deep, copper-made saucepan
  • Combine sugar and beat whit a whisk, until the mixture will be soft and carefully whipped
  • Add- while slowly and continuously stirring- 4 half eggshells of red wine
  • Cook the “zabaglione” in a double-boiler, beating constantly the cream with a whisk
  • When the “zabaglione” starts to thick and rise up, put out of the burners
  • Serve in Moscato cups with local “meliga” (= maize) cookies
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