T.O. Piemonte

A morning dedicated to the discovery of the Artemide Black Rice. In Casalbeltrame in the province of Novara, we will visit the multimedia Rice Museum

Take part in our engaging cookery lesson to learn how to make risotto and the real panissa recipe. Visit the Desana farm with its rice paddies and small in-house rice mill. Learn how rice is processed, get to work in the kitchen and end the day with a tasty lunch.

Visit the large, completely environmentally sustainable rice processing factory in Asigliano and follow the production of rice, from paddy (rough rice) to brown rice to milled rice.

Discover Mortara, the kingdom of rice and the capital of goose, with a tour guide specialised in food and wine. Visit this amazing city in the province of Pavia in the heart of Lomellina and taste the only sushi made with the famous duck salami from Mortara PGI.

Discover an excellence of the Novara lowlands! Visit Tornaco, in a unique place surrounded by Piedmontese rice paddies, the farm and agritourism specialising in the production of Italian rice and blueberries.

Entering IRES (Italian Rice Experiment Station) is a leap into the heart of Italian agronomic science. Here experts in the field are involved in selecting new rice varieties, according to the needs of farmers, market and cooks.

In a day we will discover the excellence of Italian Black Rice. In Casalbeltrame in the province of Novara, we will learn the history of Italian rice: we will visit the multimedia Rice Museum, a jewel in the heart of the paddy fields, in a farmhouse that was a farm and now is a cultural centre (10 a.m.). Later (11.30), we will move to the only farm that produces the Artemide Black rice.