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Arborio rice

Meaning in culinary arts & cooking, with examples

nounCommon term

In culinary arts & cooking, arborio rice means: An Italian rice variety commonly used for risotto because of its starchy grains.

In Turkish: arborio pirinci

How it is used

Usually written Arborio or arborio; the name identifies a variety, not all risotto rice.

Example sentences

  1. The recipe lists arborio rice for the mushroom risotto.

    The variety is selected for the texture of the dish.

  2. Arborio rice was stored separately from the long-grain rice.

    The comparison distinguishes two types of rice in the pantry.

Common collocations

  • Arborio risotto rice
  • cook arborio rice
  • dry goodsFood products that do not need refrigeration and are kept on shelves, such as flour, rice, pasta, sugar, pulses, spices and canned goods.
  • al denteCooked so that it is soft but still slightly firm when you bite it, especially pasta, rice and vegetables. From Italian, meaning "to the tooth".

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