>Dog3 writes:
>
>Nancy Young wrote:
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>> I just heard on a show on FoodTV, American Festivals, something like
>> that, that risotto is a pasta that looks like rice. I almost fell
>> over. Okay, I didn't really, but I certainly gave the tv a look.
>
>Okay, at first I thought you had lost your hearing. Then I decided to do
>some research. I have always thought of risotto as rice. Every website
>I've been on refers risotto to rice as one does pasta to wheat. I think
>it's rice. Shame on you for making my lazy butt actually look something
>up

Yoose research skills SUCK, BIG TIME!

Risotto is *NOT* rice. Risotto is a friggin' *RECIPE* [DUH] (a method of
cooking), one that generally uses rice... but a perfectly good risotto dish can
be prepared with orzo, or a mixture of orzo and rice.

risotto [rih-SAW-toh, ree-ZAW-toh]
An Italian rice specialty made by stirring hot stock into a mixture of rice
(and often chopped onions) that has been sautéed in butter. The stock is added
1/2 cup at a time and the mixture is stirred continually while it cooks until
all the liquid is absorbed before more stock is added. This labor-intensive
technique results in rice that is delectably creamy while the grains remain
separate and firm. Risottos can be flavored variously with ingredients such as
chicken, shellfish, sausage, vegetables, cheese, white wine and herbs. The
famous risotto Milanese is scented with SAFFRON. The use of Italian ARBORIO
RICE is traditional in the preparation of risotto.
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