arborio
Americannoun
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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
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
This is especially curious as Ms. Ramirez favors vialone nano rice — a highly absorbent grain capable of taking on twice its weight in liquid — instead of arborio for her risottos.
From New York Times ● Feb. 26, 2016
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