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Gianfranco Peverelli Panetteria - Pasticceria

  • November 17, 2005
  • Rated 3 of 5 by Sierra from Chicago, Illinois
Gianfranco Peverelli Panetteria - Pasticceria

Directly across from the Collegiata dei SS Pietro e Stefano, you can find Gianfranco Peverelli Panetteria-pasticceria (Peverelli tearoom), where you can find a variety of light fare, pastries, chocolates, coffee, and spirits.

The café holds a memorable place in local confectionery history. In 1997, Giulia Clerici-Cariboni, an employee of the café, created the tasty treat that won the Confectionery for Bellinzona competition, called bissoli. Castelgrande once housed a mint, and the mint created a coin called the Bissolo, which depicted a snake curled around a stake. If you look closely at the snake, you see it is cut into three pieces by the design, each of the three pieces representing one of the three cantons--Uri, Schwyz and Unterwalden--that once held joint power in Bellinzona. This snake is pictured frequently around the city.

Bissoli are chocolate cups about 1 1/2 inches across and 1/2-inch thick, filled with a traditional chestnut filling and a white chocolate snake on the top of the treat. Paired with an espresso or coffee, they make a lovely treat while visiting the old town.

From journal Bellinzona - Gateway to Southern Switzerland

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