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arborio

American  
[ahr-bawr-ee-oh, ‑-bohr‑] / ɑrˈbɔr iˌoʊ, ‑ˈboʊr‑ /

noun

  1. a variety of cultivated short-grain rice with a high starch content: used especially for risotto.


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An easy risotto-style dish that uses cheaper long grain rice instead of short grain arborio rice.

From BBC • Oct. 18, 2022

When it comes to rice dishes that call for the grains to stick together more, such as rice pudding or risotto made with arborio rice, the advice is split.

From Washington Post • Feb. 4, 2022

He uses arborio rice instead of the usual basmati because he likes the slight chew.

From New York Times • Feb. 26, 2021

Instead of long-grain rice I use arborio, which I think makes more sense, being closer to the Mediterranean.

From The Guardian • Jul. 14, 2019

“We can’t get any arborio rice out here. It’s white rice only, and it just turns to mush.”

From Salon • Feb. 3, 2017

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