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The Mondine
In May, every year before mechanization and until the 1960s, thousands of women left their homes in Emilia and Veneto to go to work in the rice fields.
In May, every year before mechanization and until the 1960s, thousands of women left their homes in Emilia and Veneto to go to work in the rice fields.
Risotto alla Milanese
Saffron Risotto
Saffron Risotto
The dramatic Neo-Realistic movie “Riso Amaro” (Bitter rice) produced by Dino Delaurentis in 1950, described the life of the mondine and brought them into the spotlight. They became a legendary sight in Northern Italy, inspiring poets, artists, and movie makers.
Many women worked for the first time far from home and family ties, in a freedom never dreamed before. For eight hours they worked barefoot in the water, protected from the sun by large straw hats. Dressing in short pants and long sleeves to protect their arms and legs from insects, they slowly walked backward, in a long row, bending toward the ground to pick up the weeds that infested the rice fields. Famous are the melodies they sang—about their tough days, their resentment for the supervisors, but also about love and their home far away.
Many women worked for the first time far from home and family ties, in a freedom never dreamed before. For eight hours they worked barefoot in the water, protected from the sun by large straw hats. Dressing in short pants and long sleeves to protect their arms and legs from insects, they slowly walked backward, in a long row, bending toward the ground to pick up the weeds that infested the rice fields. Famous are the melodies they sang—about their tough days, their resentment for the supervisors, but also about love and their home far away.
The fields flooded for rice cultivation have changed the look of the countryside few minutes south from downtown Milan (photo by Stefano Gusmeroli).
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See also :
Risotto con il Sugo
Risotto with Tomato Sauce
Risotto with Tomato Sauce
TIRAMISU’
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RISOTTO
Its history and
how to make it perfect
Its history and
how to make it perfect
How rice arrived in Italy is a controversial issue. It is known that the Arabs took rice to Sicily and Spain. They probably got it from India and extended its use through the territory under their control. Rice was brought into the Po Valley in the fourteenth century—probably from Spain—and found the perfect environment and climate: flat lands, abundance of water, and humidity. Cultivation of rice became intensive in the area for the centuries that followed, so much that rice became a staple in that part of Italy.
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Risotto con
Zucca e Radiccho
Risotto with Pumpkin and Red Radicchio
Zucca e Radiccho
Risotto with Pumpkin and Red Radicchio
Risotto con gli Asparagi
Risotto with Asparagus
Risotto with Asparagus
The legend of the invention of Risotto alla Milanese goes back to the year 1574. The Duomo di Milano, the magnificent Gothic cathedral, was being built, and a young apprentice by the name of Valerius was in charge of staining the decorated glass for the windows. Everybody was teasing him because he appeared to have added saffron to the pigments to obtain a more brilliant color.