From 1800 to today: a Piedmontese delight Baci di Cherasco are a delicious delicacy from Piedmont, made from a fine blend of dark chocolate with 65% cocoa mass mixed with toasted Piemonte hazelnuts according to an ancient recipe and coarsely crushed. Their name comes from the town of Cherasco, located in the Cuneo area, where these sweets were invented at the end of the 1800s.