The “Nuvola di Ghigo”, the symbol of Christmas in Turin, is a very special Pandoro made with natural yeast, covered with butter cream and icing sugar. A little gastronomic jewel similar to a sweet and delicate white cloud.
The cake is made every year at Christmas by the historical Pasticceria Ghigo, located right in the heart of Turin, at number 52/b Via Po.
The cake shop first opened in 1870, originally as a dairy, and, until the 1950s, this was where the city's milk deliveries were organised, with distribution to people's homes, door to door.
The horse-drawn tank full of milk was gradually emptied house after house, pouring the milk into special jars. And at the back of the shop cheeses and other dairy products were also made for sale to customers.
It is now a place rich in history and full of culinary treats; in addition to the traditional pandoro, and delicious cakes and pastries, you can enjoy one of the best cups of hot chocolate in the city, topped with freshly prepared whipped cream scooped directly onto the surface of the chocolate.
