Italian Grains

Arborio is an Italian rice variety that's mostly used for risottos and rice puddings. The short, rounded grains are firm and have a high content of starch, resulting in creamy textures of dishes that the rice is used in. Because of its ch... READ MORE

Carnaroli is an Italian rice variety that's mostly used for the preparation of risotto. It's characterized by a short grain, smaller than the one of Arborio rice, and a high starch content. As a result, Carnaroli rice can absorb liquids w... READ MORE

Baldo rice is a white rice variety grown exclusively in Italy and Türkiye. It is a relatively new variety, first cultivated in 1977 in the Italian Po valley as a hybrid of stirpe 136 rice and arborio rice. Baldo rice soon b... READ MORE

Produced within the provinces of Rovigo and Ferrara, in the neighboring regions of Veneto and Emilia Romagna, Riso del Delta del Po refers to rice of the Japonica type grown in the fertile Po Delta plains. Due to specific pedocli... READ MORE

Oryza sativa, the plant species most commonly referred to as rice, is one of the most widely consumed cereal grains. Italy is the largest producer of rice in Europe, and Lombardy is Italy's rice bowl, especially the provinces of Lodi, Man... READ MORE

Grown in the Tuscan province of Lucca, in the fertile plains along the Serchio River, Faro della Garfagnara refers to the local spelt varieties of Piccolo (Triticum Monococcum), Comune (Triticum DicoccumREAD MORE

Grown in the mountainous Umbrian province of Perugia since the ancient times, Farro di Monteleone refers to the spelt varieties of Semiperlato, Integrale and Spezzato. Even though it was almost entirely replaced... READ MORE

Produced within the Veneto region, Riso Nano Vialone Veronese refers to rice of the Japonica type and Vialone Nano variety grown in the fertile Verona karst plains spread between the Tione, Tartaro and Adige rivers. Draw... READ MORE

Produced in Piedmont, namely the provinces of Biella and Vercelli, Riso di Baraggia Biellese e Vercellese refers to rice grown in the fertile plains of the Baraggia nature reserve. Baraggia rice is marketed either as whole grain brown ric... READ MORE

Following the success of riso violet, an autochthonous variety of naturally purple rice, riso orange is another variety of naturally colored rice cultured by Eleonora Bertolone and her company Risodinori, located in Coll... READ MORE

Riso violet is an autochthonous variety of naturally purple-colored rice cultured by Eleonora Bertolone. The rice is grown and sold exclusively by her company Risodinori, located in Collobiano. Both the plant and the grain are in... READ MORE

Grano saraceno di Terragnolo is a local type of Italian buckwheat originating from the Terragnolo valley in the province of Trento. Locally known as formentom, the cultivation of buckwheat in the area can be traced back to the 16th century. The se... READ MORE