| Lemma | Po Delta Rice |
| Domain and subdomain | Nutrition – cereals |
| Grammatical label | Noun, sing. |
| Definition | It is a cereal composed of the Oryza caryopsis, an annual herbaceous plant belonging to the Graminacee family. (1) |
| Note | PGI Po Delta Rice names only the fruit of the rice belonging to “Japonica”, Superfino group in the varieties Carnaroli, Volano, Baldo and Arborio. This rice is principally produced in the areas of Rovigo and Ferrara. It presents a big, crystal clear and solid grain and it can be white or whole. It has a high level of absorption, little decline of starch and a good resistance during the cooking. The caryopsis just gathered are called “risone”, rough rice or “riso vestito”. (2) The characteristics of the terrains, the temperate climate and the proximity to the sea are the principal factors that influence and characterise the production in this area of Po Delta Rice. In fact, the climate permits to maintain the plant drier and healthier, it favours the constant growing of the rice and the slow maturation of the rice grains, so more resistant to illnesses. Thanks to the sediments of the river, the terrains of Po Delta are very prolific because they are rich in minerals, in particular potassium, so much that the addition of potassium fertilisers is useless. (3) |
| Context | The Po Delta Rice is grown on an area of about 950 hectares stretching from the municipality of Rovigo in the Veneto region to the municipality of Ferrara in the Emilia-Romagna region. It features a big, crystal-clear and compact grain, has a high protein content, and may be white or wholegrain. (4) |
| Phonetic transcription | [pɔ ‘dɛltaˈraɪs] |
| Synonyms/Variants | We also find the Italian version “Riso delta Po”. (5) |
| Etymology | In 1450 we have the first appearance of the plant Riso in delta of Po: the term comes from this. (6) |
| Product image |  (7) |
| Equivalents | ITA Riso del Delta del Po ESP Arroz del delta del río Po FRA Riso del Delta del Po RO Orez din Delta Po |
| Note of the equivalents | The noun referring to the place of product is kept in Italian, the noun of the product is translated. |
| Institution | Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Dipartimento di Studi Linguistici e Culturali |
| Date | 02/08/2021 |
| Last modified | 29/05/2023 |
| Author Revisor | Margherita Baroni Gloria Zanella |
| Sources | 1) Grande Dizionario Italiano di Gabrielli Aldo 2) https://www.qualigeo.eu/prodotto-qualigeo/riso-del-delta-del-po-igp/ 3) http://agricoltura.regione.emilia-romagna.it/produzioni-agroalimentari/doc/prodotti-dop-e-igp-dellemilia-romagna/riso-del-delta-del-po-igp 4) https://www.enotecaemiliaromagna.it/en/wine-tourism/typical-products/pgi-po-delta-rice/ 5) https://www.google.com/search?q=rice+delta+po&rlz=1C1GCEB_enIT870IT870&sxsrf=ALeKk006HIH3VE5hDg21M0jSOWnsicgApQ:1628066250583&ei=ylEKYbuMI4-_sAeRlZPoCA&start=10&sa=N&ved=2ahUKEwi7maW0-5byAhWPH-wKHZHKBI0Q8tMDegQIARA2&biw=1280&bih=609 6) www.risodeltapoigp.it/origine-storia-e-cultura 7) https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.agraria.org%2Fprodottitipici%2Friso-del-delta-del-po.jpg&imgrefurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.agraria.org%2Fprodottitipici%2Friso-del-delta-del-po.htm&tbnid=sthQpEJOqZ0IrM&vet=12ahUKEwiUn4eywYXyAhUS_qQKHQtwCOUQMygIegUIARCkAQ..i&docid=bfEqGpdKA5DSMM&w=600&h=298&q=riso%20delta%20del%20po&ved=2ahUKEwiUn4eywYXyAhUS_qQKHQtwCOUQMygIegUIARCkAQ |
