Antique Piedmont Corn

The areas of the Turin province are traditionally used to farm corn are the Canavese, the lower Val di Susa and the plane that extends between Turin and Pinerolo. The farming of certain antique varieties (Yellow and red Pignoletti, Ostenga, Nostranodell’Isola, Ottofile white, yellow and red) have reached us. From these precious late corns, farmed throughout the provincial territory, you obtain polenta flour of high quality and greater taste. With the flour from antique corn you prepare “paste di meliga” that are part of the “Basket” based on a specific production discipline that also includes the exclusive use of butter, fresh eggs and more than 50% of antique corn. The production area is the entire province of Turin.

Source: Paniere Dei ProdottiTipici Della Provincia Di Torino (Basket of the typical products of the province of Turin)

FOR INFORMATION:

Producers Association

of Antique Piedmont Corn

Provincial centre for Biological

Agriculture of the Turin Province

c/o CRAB - Via Fuhrmann, 23

10062 Luserna S.Giovanni (TO)

Tel. 0121 901116

E-mail: antichi.mais@tiscali.it

President: Matteo Zappino

Tel/Fax: 011.9481218

E-mail: cascinagrazie@tiscali.it