Valentina Giordano Gianfranco Quaglia
A journalist speaks of Novara
Gianfranco Quaglia was interviewed in 2010. He is a journalist of "La Stampa" newspaper, who was born in 1946.
He speaks of the city, a city that in the Eighteenth century was known as “Nuara la bala”, Novara dances between the Savoy Kingdom and the Austrian Empire. Quaglia highlights this character of the city as a fronteer between Lombardy and Piedmont. Novara's economy, based on manufacturing and food industry, is further described. In particular is explained the importance of rice, the main cultivation and agricultural product of the city, in Novara economy and cusine. It is described the recipe and the history of the "paniscia", the main dish of Novara cusine.
Video table of contents
- Introduction
- Journalism
- Novara people between Piedmont and Lombardy
- Nuara la bala
- The 4 questions of a suspicious Novara person
- Novara is open towards the land beyond Ticino river
- Novara makes by herself
- Novara door of Europa
- A city full of soldiers
- Changes in Novara
- Economic excellencies of Novara
- City centre
- St. Gaudenzio feast
- St. Gaudenzio's Miracle
- Marunat
- Grey: the colour of Novara
- Novara biscuits
- Rice and paniscia
- Novara cusine
- Novara wines
- Paniscia
- Sandro Bermani
- A city that let you think
Interview information
Country: IT
Region: Piemonte
City: Novara
District: NO
Altitude: 162m s.l.m.
Gianfranco Quaglia
Year: 1946
City: Vespolate
School: University
Profession: Other
Languages: Italiano, dialetto novarese
Document by: Luca Percivalle
Video by: Luca Percivalle
Created: 22-12-2010
