PIEMONTESI

Piemonte represents 60% of the national rice production and 30% of the European production, with 121,000 hectares of cultivated areas... We publish two newsletters to our members, a Boletin which includes articles written in English and Piemontese (see a sample in our membership section), and an events newsletter. We hold activities and events that mirror those held in Piemonte currently and historically. We gather information about all things Piemontese: geography, recipes, sports, government, commerce, monuments and family traditions. We extoll the values of bicherin' (a strong coffee bolstered with premium chocolate and cream), bagna caoda (the unique common pot dinner with anchovies, garlic, oil and butter), risotto (Piemonte is the main rice producing region in Europe), and family recipes. We sing the songs of the region, the marches and the romantic. We hold classes in the Piemontese language (with over 2 million Piemontese speakers worldwide, we are the only source of lessons..

Primary location: Oakland United States