Bagna Càuda
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Bagna càuda, (from the Piedmontese "hot sauce", bagna caôda, etymologically related to Italian bagno, meaning "bath") is a warm dip typical of Piedmont, Italy.
The simple dish is made with garlic, anchovies, walnut oil (often replaced by olive oil), butter, and cream. The dish is eaten by dipping raw, boiled or roasted vegetables: especially celery, cauliflower, artichokes, peppers and onions. It is traditionally eaten during the autumn and winter months and must be served hot, as the name suggests.
Originally, in Piedmont, the Bagna càuda was placed in a big pan (peila) in the center of the table for communal sharing. Now, it is usually served in individual pots (fojòt - traditionally made of terra cotta).
Bagna càuda is also popular in Argentina with the name bañacauda it was brought there by the many Piedmontese immigrants.
[edit] Pop culture references
While bagna càuda is generally considered a regional specialty not much known outside Italy, the Babylon 5 episode "A Distant Star" featured as comic relief Michael Garibaldi's successful but protracted effort to smuggle the ingredients onto the station in defiance of doctor's orders.
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