Italian Quality Experience

"Pasticceria Rippa makes its famous baci di dama and amaretti using a very famous, exclusively artisanal procedure, which limits the amount produced every day in order to maintain unchanged the characteristics of a little masterpiece destined for big pleasure for a limited number of gourmets."

Fresco Gourmet

"The Pasticceria Rippa has concentrated on the production of two typical products of the Piedmont region, north west of Italy, the baci di dama and soft amaretti. They are products of very high artisan pastry art, that have unique characteristics of fragrance and delicacy."

Delicatezza

"Sergio Rippa was only a 14-year-old boy when he walked into the famous baci di dama shop in Tortona. Enthralled by the masterpiece of confectionary, he began his tutelage using the forms, molds, copper pots that formed the passion of this profession. In 1958, alongside his brother, Marco, he open the pasticceria Rippa in Sale, adhering to the traditions he learned from the little shop in Tortona. Fast-forward 50 years to the present, where Rippa are widely recognized to be one of the foremost producers ... Read more

La Dragée

"Italian baci di dama from Rippa are two delicate almond cookies joined together with delicate dark chocolate. They are individually and carefully packed in a gift bag. These small masterpieces are handmade by following the traditional recipe from the best ingredients. A delicate, exceptional specialty!"