Northern Italy's Piedmont region is known for truffles, wine, and hazelnuts. You'll see hazelnuts and hazelnut products everywhere. On a recent visit, we spent a night in a small bed and breakfast in Nieve, close to Barolo and Barbaresco, called L'Aromatario. Breakfast included local meats and cheese, fruit, baked apples, hardboiled eggs, toasted hazelnuts, and this fantastic Torta di Nocciole or hazelnut cake.