Italy is more than just the land of pasta-- rice also plays an important role in the classic Italian kitchen. Risotto, made from Arborio rice, is one of Northern Italy's most well-known dishes.
Enjoy Italy's world-renowned gourmet rice with its creamy tenderness and subtle flavor. Almost any ingredient can be incorporated into a risotto: herbs, cheese, shellfish, or sausage. Vegetables popularly used include artichokes, asparagus, wild mushrooms, and white truffles. Other risotto variations can use frogs' legs, exotic fish, lemons, radicchio, strawberries and champagne. Whatever you choose to include, Arborio rice insures your risotto will be delicious!