Can anyone recommend the bes rice for paella? One recipe I saw called for
"risotto" rice, but I can't find that in any of the supermarkets. Any help
will be appreciated.

Thanks.

Paul

"Paul & Robin Barrett" > wrote in message
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> Can anyone recommend the bes rice for paella? One recipe I saw called for
> "risotto" rice, but I can't find that in any of the supermarkets. Any
> help will be appreciated.

Arborio rice or short grain Italian rice

Ophelia wrote:
> "Paul & Robin Barrett" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Can anyone recommend the bes rice for paella? One recipe I saw
called for
> > "risotto" rice, but I can't find that in any of the supermarkets.
Any
> > help will be appreciated.
>
> Arborio rice or short grain Italian rice

Or a medium grain called Valencia, if you can find it.

-aem

Paul & Robin Barrett wrote:
> Can anyone recommend the bes rice for paella? One recipe I saw called for
> "risotto" rice, but I can't find that in any of the supermarkets. Any help
> will be appreciated.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Paul
>
>


You might try going to an Oriental market and asking for "sweet rice".
When I buy it, it is usually fat little oval grains with an odd
opaqueness (that's probably the dextrose coating.) The last batch I
bought came in a plastic zip-lock bag where the proprietor had divided a
big sack, and it looked more like long-grain rice with a white coating,
but it cooked the same as the usual very short grain.

(It's not enough dextrose added to really make it taste sweet)

Best regards,
Bob

"Paul & Robin Barrett" > wrote in message
...
> Can anyone recommend the bes rice for paella? One recipe I saw called for
> "risotto" rice, but I can't find that in any of the supermarkets. Any
> help will be appreciated.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Paul
>

The best is Bomba, an excellent but hard to find Spanish rice. Risotto rices
work well too - the most common kinds are arborio and carnaroli.


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Bumping this up because the question was just asked again.