risotto
noun
ri·sot·to
ri-ˈsȯ-(ˌ)tō 
-ˈzȯ-
plural risottos
: rice cooked usually in meat or seafood stock and seasoned (as with Parmesan cheese or saffron)
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The type of risotto changes throughout the seasons.
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Frank Bruni Laura May Todd, New York Times, 13 May 2024
Traditional risotto is made with Arborio rice, which is more neutral in flavor than farro.
—Lynda Balslev, The Mercury News, 13 May 2024
We were guided through a menu of fresh-off-the-boat seafood, including their wonderfully delicate risotto de gò, a signature dish.
—Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 12 May 2024
Have the hotel take you and mom out on a spin on a vintage motorboat, or indulge in an all-day spa experience with sleep and hammam rituals before dining on risotto at La Terrazza, the hotel’s famed restaurant overlooking the water.
—Juliet Izon, Glamour, 3 May 2024
Top Chef: The Contestants Food Shop Blind — and a Winner Goes Home
Kevin continued the Top Chef risotto curse.
—Buddha Lo, Peoplemag, 2 May 2024
The bulb can be used like traditional garlic; either raw in salad dressing or chopped and cooked to flavor risottos, soups, stews, pasta dishes, and vegetables.
—Christina Pérez, Vogue, 2 May 2024
But any Top Chef fan knows that cooking risotto is a big risk with very little reward, and unfortunately that led to Kevin’s elimination.
—Buddha Lo, Peoplemag, 2 May 2024
Kai's four-course menu includes dishes such as Celebration of Arizona Mushrooms, made with wheat berry and black garlic risotto, parsnip and apple puree, fungi and herb tea.
—Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 12 Feb. 2024
Frank Bruni Laura May Todd, New York Times, 13 May 2024
Traditional risotto is made with Arborio rice, which is more neutral in flavor than farro.
—Lynda Balslev, The Mercury News, 13 May 2024
We were guided through a menu of fresh-off-the-boat seafood, including their wonderfully delicate risotto de gò, a signature dish.
—Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 12 May 2024
Have the hotel take you and mom out on a spin on a vintage motorboat, or indulge in an all-day spa experience with sleep and hammam rituals before dining on risotto at La Terrazza, the hotel’s famed restaurant overlooking the water.
—Juliet Izon, Glamour, 3 May 2024
Top Chef: The Contestants Food Shop Blind — and a Winner Goes Home
Kevin continued the Top Chef risotto curse.
—Buddha Lo, Peoplemag, 2 May 2024
The bulb can be used like traditional garlic; either raw in salad dressing or chopped and cooked to flavor risottos, soups, stews, pasta dishes, and vegetables.
—Christina Pérez, Vogue, 2 May 2024
But any Top Chef fan knows that cooking risotto is a big risk with very little reward, and unfortunately that led to Kevin’s elimination.
—Buddha Lo, Peoplemag, 2 May 2024
Kai's four-course menu includes dishes such as Celebration of Arizona Mushrooms, made with wheat berry and black garlic risotto, parsnip and apple puree, fungi and herb tea.
—Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 12 Feb. 2024
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“Risotto.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/risotto. Accessed 20 May. 2024.
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