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risotto

risotto

42 4.5
A dish of rice cooked slowly in hot liquid until creamy, often with cheese or vegetables
  • noun
  • /rɪˈzɑːtoʊ/
translation icon : risotto
  • P212 Nonna has made a delectable lunch of risotto, wine, and bread.
  • risotto rice
  • creamy risotto
  • make risotto

The rice that we use for risotto is the short grain rice.

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Examples

  • One of the best ways to taste truffles is to use them with risotto.

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  • Tonight for dinner we are cooking up risotto, which is, let me show you on the little card here, cheesy risotto and slow roast tomatoes.

  • And the great thing about this is now you know how to make pumpkin risotto just like that.

  • The rice that we use for risotto is the short grain rice.

  • You obviously don't understand how good this risotto is.

  • And then a choice of either mushroom risotto or paella.

  • Enjoy your risotto.

  • Virgil has made his lobster risotto.

  • Yes, I had wild mushroom risotto with my scallops at Mom's birthday dinner treat!

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  • Tonight for dinner, we are cooking a creamy risotto with cheese and fresh herbs.

Synonyms

Italian rice
vsrisotto
2.7

A dish of rice cooked slowly in broth until thick and creamy, often with cheese

has identical meaning but uses the traditional Italian name

How Creamy

pudding
41 1.0
risotto
42 4.5
pilaf
5 3.3
puffed rice
1 2.2

Surface Forms

risotto singular
risottos plural

Etymology

Risotto comes from the Italian word riso meaning 'rice' plus the small ending -otto, so it literally means 'little rice'. This is a helpful memory: risotto is a special way to cook rice slowly in broth until it becomes rich and creamy.