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Casalbeltrame
Casalbeltrame is a comune (municipality) located in the Province of Novara in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin and about west of Novara.
The rice paddies of Casalbeltrame are known for the production of riso venere, an unusual black rice of Chinese origins. Venere refers to Venus, the goddess of love, and to the aphrodisiac properties claimed for the rice. The variety is included in the Slow Food Atlas.
Casalbeltrame borders the following municipalities: Biandrate, Casalino, Casalvolone, and San Nazzaro Sesia.