| I think the idea is to be consistent...and gentle with the arborio. |
| I knew I had a little arborio rice in the cupboard that our old roommate had left when she moved in January. |
| The risotto was something of a success with a delicious combination of savoury Arborio rice and caramelised onions. |
| For the best results you must use a good risotto rice such as arborio rice, which has plumper grains and a higher starch content. |
| It seems some things, like the lack of arborio rice on the shelves when you have decided to cook risotto for tea, are inevitable. |
| We also went to the picturesque local shops and stocked up on tinned olive oil, dried porcini mushrooms, Lavazza coffee, Arborio rice and bottles of wine and Amaretto. |
