The mask depicts an honest peasant of Piedmontese countryland, with a certain inclination for wine, gastronomy and beautiful girls, while strictly faithful to his lover Giacometta.
He is dressed (in the usual version) with a tricorn hat, a brown jacket with red borders, and has a happy humour.
The character of Gianduja was originally created as a marionet[?] and is now Turin's official "king of the Carnival".
Gianduja (or, more commonly, Gianduia) is also the name of a typical sweet chocolate and a biscuit[?] produced in Piedmont after traditional recipes.
The so-called Gianduia fondue has instead different origins and is not related with the Italian tradition.
An evolution of Gianduja chocolate is industrially produced by Ferrero[?] and best known as Nutella.
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