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Arborio rice is an Italian short-grain rice. It is named after the town of Arborio, in the Po Valley, which is situated in the main growing region. Arborio is also grown in Arkansas, California, and Missouri in the United States
Risotto is traditionally made with Italian Arborio rice, an extra-starchy rice that translates into an extra-creamy bowl of risotto. But it can be used like regular ricejust expect it to be what it is extra starchy and creamy. ... Yes, cook it like regular rice with 2 cups of water to 1 cup rice.
Arborio: The most widely available risotto rice, arborio is typically wider and longer than carnaroli or vialone nano. It's not as starchy and it absorbs liquid a little less well. ... Baldo: A relatively new variety, baldo is most comparable to arborio in shape and starchiness.
When made into risotto or rice pudding, the starches slough off the exterior and add thick creaminess to the dishes. Don't rinse those starches off! For other types of rice and other dishes, you want fluffy individual grains‚ not starch. That's whenyou do want to rinse the rice, as you have been doing.