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A wide view of the flat landscape of the Agrilocanda val Campotto. A line of trees stretches towards and barn and the horizon, with massed blue-grey clouds in the sky.

A man, balding with a beard, in a green T-shirt, sits on a bench in front of brickwork and a windowsill with flower box. Trees are reflected in the glass of the window. He is looking straight at the camera.
Alessandro Biavati, chef.
Quite by chance, I booked a brief cycling holiday at an agriturismo based on a farm that is home to Quin Italia, an enterprise that aims to be the first supply chain for certified organic quinoa grown in Italy. The food at the agriturismo was excellent, as it usually is, but there were only two items on the menu that featured quinoa: a beer and a plate of deep fried croquettes that owed more to chickpeas than to quinoa. That was just one of the points I raised with Alessandro Biavati, chef and part-owner of Agrilocanda val Campotto.

Notes

  1. Both the agriturismo and Quin Italia offer a lot more information on their websites.
  2. Just in case anyone in Italy wants to support cycling, here’s the website for FIAB.
  3. There’s a transcript, of course, with thanks to supporters of the podcast.

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