The bagna “caoda sauce” (which in Piedmontese dialect means “hot sauce”) is a typical product of Piedmontese cuisine, whose main ingredients are oil, garlic and anchovies. It is a simple but very tasty recipe, perfect to be served as a main course at dinner or as an appetizer. The bagna caoda is used as a sauce for fresh seasonal vegetables, mostly autumn, and is served in special crock or copper pans placed on small stoves that keep the sauce warm. The history of this sauce dates back to the Middle Ages, when Piedmontese merchants brought their own oil and anchovies home from their travels to other regions.