With the winter,nothing more common in Barcelona than running out to look for a xocolata calenta, a good hot chocolate (if it is in Petritxol, better), that warms our body and spirit of the autumn evenings.
What you may not know is that the Catalans share this tradition with the Italians, who look for a cup of cioccolata calda in winter to comfort themselves. And although we have many examples of Italian restaurants in Barcelona, until now no one had recovered this tradition from the country of the boot to bring it here.
But this year Badiani, a very active ice cream parlor when it comes to proposing new ideas and flavors, has brought the cioccolato caldo to Barcelona, and does so with other flavors that give a twist to the tradition.
Thus, the Eixample ice cream parlor presents a traditional hot chocolate, with grated chocolate and whipped cream. But, above all, a wonderful novelty: the Pistachio Cioccolata Calda, that is, a classic chocolate but with homemade pistachio sauce.
In addition, you can also find the Cioccolata Affogato,hot chocolatewith a scoop of Buontalenti ice cream. The autumn version of the traditional Affogato or, directly, hot Pistachio: a pistachio cream served in a cup that looks set to be one of the sweets of the winter.