RISO MELOTTI VIALONE NANO

A family rice: a passion enthusiastically passed down from generation to generation, nurtured by the generosity and charm of the southern Verona plain, in the Veneto region, where nature provided abundant clear waters and precious substances for rice cultivation. The special care and attention given to cultivation and processing make Melotti Rice one of the best in the world, especially the award-winning Vialone Nano I.G.P. Grown directly by the Melotti family, Vialone Nano is produced with strict cultivation methods and processing rules established by its Protected Geographical Indication.

With Vialone Nano, you will achieve creamy risottos thanks to the rich presence of starch, released during cooking. It has excellent resistance to overcooking.
  
Cooking time: 16 to 18 minutes
  

The Melotti family 

In the 1980s, the economic viability of small farms began to be increasingly questioned due to the low value of cereals. In the spring of 1986, Giuseppe Melotti manually sowed one and a half hectares of rice field and immediately began to cultivate and sell the best varieties of Italian rice, under his own name. 

The choice to produce and process only self-grown rice, adhering to quality criteria, was a courageous decision by the Melotti family, maintained and consolidated over the years. The same attention and care given to choosing and cultivating the best land are maintained in the processing of the rice, which undergoes no chemical intervention or manipulation, thus reaching your table intact and genuine. Paying fundamental attention to every stage is a daily commitment: product traceability and certainty of its origin and derivation are factors considered indispensable by the Melotti family.

Today, the Melotti farm is passionately run by the founder Giuseppe and his wife Rosa, known as “Rosetta”, along with their children Luca, Gianmaria, and Francesca. From the creativity of the Melotti family and Mamma Rosetta's recipes came the idea of creating some rice-based specialties with Melotti rice and rice flour. Thanks to Mamma Rosetta's culinary experience, in 2022, the Melotti Risotteria was opened in the heart of Isola della Scala, and is now also present in Rome, Florence, and New York.