Novara Organic Heroic Rice

Historic variety from 1930 recovered from abandonment – ​​Semi-finished product – Natural cotton bag in the “Eroico” box, cooking time 20-25 minutes

The pink-whiskered rice that no one wanted to harvest anymore: today it is reborn as the most heroic of risottos

Una Garlanda's Organic Novara Heroic Rice

Organic Novara Eroico Rice is one of the gems of Una Garlanda's "Eroico" collection: its small, elongated, medium-grained grains, in a semi-processed version, become a "biodiverse" risotto that rediscovers the unique value of beauty found in diversity. It's heroic because of its territory—the Baraggia, the "Piedmont savannah" with its red earth like nuggets, defined as a "land without subsistence"—for the climate of the rice fields at the foot of snow-capped Monte Rosa, which yields small-scale crops of high quality, and for its seed, strong, rustic, and self-sustaining. Presented in a natural cotton bag in its "Eroico" box: a gift idea for the holidays, special days, or as a wedding favor. Cook time 20-25 minutes.
 
 
 

The roots of this Novara Heroic Rice are deep in tradition

The "Novara" variety was created in 1930 from the blend of two historic cultivars, Lady Wright and Nero Vialone, and brought a rare talent to the field: it competed admirably with the rice paddy's commensal plants, well before the arrival of herbicides, thanks to its growth habit and vigorous foliage. Yet it was precisely its most poetic signature that doomed it: the long pink "whisker"—the arista—which makes harvesting and threshing difficult, soon convinced rice growers to abandon this exquisite rice. In 2018, Una Garlanda recovered it and reintroduced it to its field catalog: since then, every year it has been propagated and preserved in the fields, keeping alive a precious genetic heritage that the rush of industrial agriculture had erased.
 
 
 

Choosing Novara Heroic Rice means taking care of yourself

A rice that was already able to defend itself from weeds in the 1930s is, by its very nature, the ideal candidate for the cleanest cultivation available: that of Una Garlanda, totally natural, more than organic… biodiverse, without synthetic chemicals or technological aids, among the hundreds of life forms of a wild environment. The semi-processed process preserves part of the grain's outer layer, with fiber, B vitamins, and minerals, for a rice that is naturally gluten-free, filling, and provides gradual energy. Bringing it to the table—or giving it as a gift—means concretely supporting the preservation of a variety that still exists thanks to those who cultivate it.
 
 
 

How to Best Use: Organic Novara Heroic Rice

• THE BIODIVERSE RISOTTO FOR GREAT OCCASIONS – Treat it as it deserves: light broth, blended with Spareto Bianco IGT BIO and creaming with flakes of Pecorino Aged in Bay Leaves: a rustic and elegant risotto that tells its story with every spoonful.
• THE GIFT IDEA THAT SOWS BEAUTY – The “Eroico” box with the cotton bag is already a gift: create a gourmet basket by combining it with theOrganic EVO oil andTraditional Balsamic Vinegar of Modena PDO Biodynamic: three artisan excellences for parties, anniversaries and party favors with soul.
• THE PARTY TOAST – Serve Novara risotto as the main course of a celebratory menu, accompanied by the bubbles ofAnimae Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore DOCG BIO without sulphites: the small heroic production of Baraggia meets the right glass to honor it.

The Producer: A Garland

Una Garlanda is the Stocchi family's organic rice mill in Rovasenda (Vercelli), custodian of ancient rice varieties saved from abandonment: the "Eroico" collection brings together small, sun-dried crops, grown with green mulch without chemicals or fertilizers, which are enriched with new flavors and colors every year.
 
 
 

Ingredients

Semi-processed organic Novara rice.
 
 
 

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

• Energy: 350 kcal
• Fat: 1,5 g
• Carbohydrates: 75 g
• of which sugars: 0,5 g
• Fiber: 2,5 g
• Protein: 7,5 g
• Salt: traces

Estimated nutritional values ​​based on average reference data.
 
 
 

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