Cuneo is known for its chestnuts, the large sweet chestnuts, for which there are many tasty and sweet recipes, including chocolate specialties with chestnuts. The Cunese with rum are a typical sweet. They were first created by Andrea Arione in 1923 and are protected by a patent. The delicacy consists of 2 halves of meringue, filled with dark chocolate with rum cream and covered with dark chocolate. With and without rum, you can try this delicacy in most of Cuneo’s pastry shops.
You can also find black and white truffles around Cuneo.