Trying Bagna Càuda For the First Time!

Host James Lott Jr is in Clinton Indiana for the Little Italy Festival. He's Trying Bagna Càuda For the First Time! Special Guests Ron Stateler and Doug Hess. Voice and Camera by Chris Wood. Bagna càuda is a warm Italian dipping sauce from Piedmont in northern Italy. The name roughly means “hot bath.” It’s traditionally made with anchovies, lots of garlic, olive oil, and sometimes butter. It’s served warm, almost like fondue, and you dip vegetables into it—things like peppers, celery, fennel, artichokes, cabbage, or even bread. The flavor is savory, garlicky, salty, and rich. Even though anchovies are a main ingredient, they usually melt into the sauce rather than tasting like whole fish.