Giampaolo Crü

Opened by Giovanni Giampaolo in Turin’s Via Cibrario in 1983, Giampaolo Crù combines traditional Piedmontese butchery with a constant flow of new ideas. The meat comes from select livestock farms: the cattle, raised in Buttigliera d’Asti, are part of the Coalvi supply chain and are fed on linseed, hence meat rich in omega-3; the pigs are reared in the open in the countryside round Saluzzo; and the chickens grow in the open too, free-range without the use of antibiotics. In the workshop-kitchen, they prepare salami, deli dishes, vacuum-packed items, and specialities such as pre-cooked ribs and boiled beef in aspic. The most original product is meat sushi, the first version of the dish to appear in Turin, made with Acquerello rice and ingredients such as pistachios, Tropea onion, rocket, parmigiano reggiano and sun-dried tomatoes (available on order at weekends). Popular too is Gioanin, hand chopped fassona veal. The product range also comprises pokes, craft hamburgers, a selection of cheeses and numerous Italian niche products. The quality of the ingredients and innovation have made the shop a reference point for Turinese gastronomy.

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