Bicerin

{{Short description|Drink made with espresso coffee, drinking chocolate and milk}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2024}} {{Italics title}} {{Infobox beverage | name = ''Bicerin'' | image = 2016 1128 Turin Bicerin 02.jpg | image_size = 250px | caption = {{lang|pms|Bicerin}} from Turin, Italy | type = Chocolate beverage | origin = Italy | region = Piedmont | color = | ingredients = Espresso, ganache, milk | variants = }}

'''{{lang|pms|Bicerin}}''' ({{IPA|pms|bitʃeˈriŋ|lang}}) is a traditional hot drink native to Turin, Italy, made with espresso, ganache (a type of thick hot chocolate), and frothed milk, served layered in a small glass.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/08/dining/arts/why-settle-for-gold-in-turin-the-real-prize-is-a-darker-delight.html|title=Why Settle for Gold in Turin? The Real Prize Is a Darker Delight|first=Dana|last=Bowen|newspaper=The New York Times|date=2006-02-08}}</ref>

==Origin== [[File:3261TorinoBicerin.jpg|thumb|Caffè al Bicerin, a historic coffeehouse of Turin that traditionally serves {{lang|pms|bicerin}}]] The word {{langnf|pms|bicerin|small glass}} is the equivalent of Italian {{lang|it|bicchierino}} (diminutive of {{lang|it|bicchiere}}, {{literally|glass}}).{{citation needed|date=June 2025}}

Caffè al Bicerin, which sits across from the Santuario della Consolata in Turin's piazza della Consolata, has been serving the drink since the 18th century.<ref>{{Cite web |title=HISTORY {{!}} Bicerin |url=https://bicerin.it/en/history/ |access-date=2025-01-17 |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Liqueur== The Vincenzi Family Distillery in Turin also produces a chocolate hazelnut liqueur under this name.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bicerin – Distillerie Vincenzi |url=http://www.distillerievincenzi.com/bicerin/?lang=en |language=en-US}}</ref>

==See also== {{Portal|Italy|Drink|Coffee}} * Piedmontese cuisine * List of coffee drinks * List of chocolate drinks * {{lang|it|Espressino}} and {{lang|it|marocchino}} – similar drinks

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==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20060927113050/http://www.prodottitipici.com/prodotto/10008/bicerin.htm Bicerin at prodottitipici.it] {{in lang|it}} (archived 27 September 2006)

Category:Cuisine of Piedmont Category:Culture in Turin Category:Coffee in Italy Category:Coffee drinks Category:Chocolate drinks Category:Espresso Category:Italian drinks