Organic Chinese Origin Rice

Historic round grain variety for conservation – Cooking time 13-14 minutes, in paper packaging

They called it “abundance”: the round grain that arrived from China in 1904 and gives risottos as soft as velvet

Chinese Rice Originating from a Garland

Chinese Originario White Rice is an "old" historic preservation variety from China, with a grain classified as "round." Its compact shape and beloved flavor allow for soft, creamy risottos, the famous "risotto all'onda," and also make it perfect for soups. It cooks incredibly quickly: 14 minutes, or just 6 in a pressure cooker. Una Garlanda grows it in Rovasenda, in the Baraggia Vercellese area, using seeds reproduced on the farm since 2008 and certified organic, without fertilizers or pesticides. 20 hectares and just 27.500 kg harvested, a small production that serves both food and preservation purposes. Packaged only in paper.
 
 
 

The roots of this Chinese Original Rice are deep in tradition

Its name is a calling card: Chinese Originario began to spread in Italy around 1904, during that pioneering era when rice farmers in the Po Valley sought new seeds in the East to renew their paddy fields. This round grain arrived from China and quickly conquered the countryside: farmers nicknamed it "abundance" for the sheer generosity of its yield, a name that speaks volumes about the gratitude of those who cultivated it. For decades, it was one of the most popular rice varieties in Italy, before giving way to modern varieties. Today, it survives as a historic conservation variety, and Una Garlanda preserves its seed, bringing a century of Italian rice-growing history to the table.
 
 
 

Choosing Original Chinese Rice means taking care of yourself

Round-grain white rice is among the most digestible and delicate foods available: naturally gluten-free and low in fat, it's suitable for children, the elderly, athletes, and anyone seeking a light diet, making it the rice of choice for soups and quick meals. Its readily available carbohydrates provide quick, clean energy. What makes it truly special, however, is its supply chain: no fertilization, no pesticides, consistently negative multi-residue analyses, and the assurance of processing exclusively for organic rice. Finally, choosing a conservation variety means eating while supporting Italian agricultural biodiversity.
 
 
 

How to Best Use: Organic Chinese Rice

• THE WAVE-SHAPED RISOTTO, VERY SOFT – The round grain releases starch generously: perfect for a risotto with Long Red Radicchio creamed raw with a turn of Novello Stone Ground Extra Virgin Olive Oil: full creaminess without excess fat.
• SOUPS READY IN A QUARTER OF AN HOUR – Quick cooking makes it the king of evening soups: rice and Organic leek stew, or rice in broth Organic Vegetable Stock Cube  with Organic Celery and a drizzle of oil: light and digestible comfort food.
• GRANDMOTHER'S RICE SWEETS – Round wheat is the one used in the confectionery tradition: cook it in the Organic Whole Milk with Biodynamic Ceylon cinnamon sticks  for a creamy rice pudding, also a perfect base for rice cake.

The Producer: A Garland

Una Garlanda is the Stocchi family's organic rice farm in Rovasenda (Vercelli), the Official Custodian of eight ancient varieties of conservation rice: biodiverse rice paddies cultivated with green mulch, without chemicals or fertilizers, among 15.000 native plants at the foot of Monte Rosa. Certified from seed to plate.
 
 
 

Ingredients

Organic Chinese Origin White Rice.
 
 
 

Traceability: from seed to plate

The rice: Chinese Originario variety (historical conservation variety) grown in Rovasenda (VC), Piedmont, on 20 hectares; flood irrigation with water from the Sesia River and the Marchiazza stream; seed reproduced on the farm since 2008, certified organic; mechanical broadcast sowing; no fertilization performed; management of spontaneous weeds through rotation, forage crops, green mulching and crushing of cyperaceae; no phytosanitary treatments performed; mechanical harvesting (27.500 kg); storage in warehouse.

The processing: carried out in Rovasenda (VC) in the company rice mill in 16 phases, from drying with direct and indirect fumes, bleaching and optical sorting up to the passage in CO2, with storage in a cooled warehouse.

The packaging: Manual and mechanical packaging in Rovasenda (VC) in paper suitable for contact with food (Sealing Gascogne gr. 45 + parchment), completely plastic free.
 
 
 

Nutritional Values ​​(average values ​​per 100g of product)

• Energy: 350 kcal
• Fat: 0,6 g
• Carbohydrates: 79 g
• of which sugars: 0,2 g
• Fiber: 1,2 g
• Protein: 6,8 g
• Salt: traces

Estimated nutritional values ​​based on average reference data for round grain white rice.
 
 
 

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