This is a preview of the content in our Italian Food Decoder app. Get the app to:
  • Read offline
  • Remove ads
  • Access all content
  • Build a list of your own favourites
  • Search the contents with full-text search functionality
  • ... and more!
iOS App Store Google Play

arborio

short-grained rice

The classic Italian plump, short grained rice, grown in Vercelli and the Po valley and named after the Piemontese town of Arborio, riso arborio is used for both risotto and rice puddings; although longer grained carnaroli and shorter vialone nano have a higher amylose content and can absorb more liquid without becoming sticky.

Lombardy

Piedmont

Rice, Polenta & Grains

Text © Dana Facaros & Michael Pauls

Image by Quinn Dombrowski