Italy has an extraordinary 15 different varieties of risotto rice. Via Emilia specialises in 3 types which when cooked are either soft, medium or firm to the bite.
Italy's largest rice growing region is Piedmonte, especially the provinces of Novara and Vercelli where more than 117.000 hectares of land are dedicated to the growing of rice.
It is from these 2 provinces that our rice comes.