Rice Black 500g Cordero

Cordero Black Rice has a very unusual history. Revered in ancient China for its high nutritional value, it was reserved exclusively for consumption by the emperor and his family, leading to the name ‘forbidden rice.’ In the late 1990s, though, Italian scientists crossed robust Padanian rice with this exotic strain to produce Venere rice—a smooth, dark wholegrain rice with deep purple highlights, aromas of sandalwood and freshly baked bread, and a delicious nutty flavour. Venere rice is exclusively cultivated in Piedmont by a handful of producers who adhere strictly to the Venere Rice Supply Chain.

Luigi Cordero launched his company Molino di Borgo San Dalmazzo in 1958 in Italy’s Piedmont to grind local grain for local bakeries. To celebrate their grandfather’s achievement, the family recently rebranded under his name, expanding their range and their markets without losing the integrity, authenticity and goodness that made the original mill so beloved in Borgo San Dalmazzo. The Cordero Black Rice sourced directly from the company’s home region is a great advertisement for Cordero’s intense and abiding “passione italiana.”