Rice Poll

I've had risotto adjudged good by ppl & food critics but it's always struck me as a dish for people who don't really love to chow down

― unlistenable in philly (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Sunday, November 6, 2011 4:34 PM (4 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

what does this even mean

company I worked for back in the day had some event catered and mushroom risotto was the vegan thing they gave me and I was like ~in my mind~

thats nice sweetie, can u just get me a plate of dal and basmati thx

but they were FANCY I guess

"risotto" can describe a huge number of dishes--i mean at its core its just creamy rice and cheese--and then u add whatever u want--i dont really see how that can be a thing to dislike--for that matter it is a seriously hearty food--so i dont understand this "not for ppl who chow down" situation

thank u for not listing king rice, tho

vegan risotto does not sound good 2 me

good thing I've never been vegan

fuck all yall

rice + cheese is weird for me conceptually. unless it's paneer. potatoes and cheese and pasta and cheese--there's more surface area to the starch to absorb the cheese, maybe?

wait you're vegan m bison? don't you live in texas???

i have the same reaction as you when i eat risotto, m bison. i'd rather be eating curry and basmati. /ethnic pride

yes and yes, iatee

i don't like risotto either! like i can eat it but, it's so wet and sloppy

everyone would rather be eating curry and basmati beause indian food is objectively better than italian food

I don't know why risotto hasn't joined the ranks of 'dated' food such as rice pudding, bread and butter pudding and fondue.

I like risotto fine ftr it's just kinda...arborio is actually not particularly good rice (that's why you gotta force a whole lotta liquid & flavor into it to really be able to do much with it) and a small scoop of risotto goes a long way toward satisfying your need for the dish. whereas as a good pilao you can really get messy w/

can't believe i'm saying this, but i think those cuisines are pretty evenly-matched

rice + cheese is weird for me conceptually. unless it's paneer. potatoes and cheese and pasta and cheese--there's more surface area to the starch to absorb the cheese, maybe?

― horseshoe, Sunday, November 6, 2011 4:44 PM (42 seconds ago) Bookmark

totally. the milk of a cow and RICE?

indian and italian, i mean

rice + cheese is weird for me conceptually. unless it's paneer. potatoes and cheese and pasta and cheese--there's more surface area to the starch to absorb the cheese, maybe?

― horseshoe, Sunday, November 6, 2011 4:44 PM (1 minute ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

you are a racist

aero is otm in that risotto is really so rich that a small scoop satisfies

india better than all other nations who produce food

xp

i am gonna make chicken curry and have brown basmati, like right now

i am a racist! i am limited by my ethnic frame of reference for food.

i made some chicken korma last week that was amazing, if i do say so myself.

ate it with basmati, natch.

I don't think I've ever bought a bag of basmati rice, it just looks so long and loose, you can't get a handle on it

I don't know why risotto hasn't joined the ranks of 'dated' food such as rice pudding, bread and butter pudding and fondue.

because food critics get a boner for it & also you can really present the shit out of a risotto. if I'm having company I'll even make a killer risotto, a good risotto with some roasted asparagus or other vegetables looks badass on a good plate and is a good food for slow eating and conversation. anybody who actually fills a bowl w/risotto and eats it is totally dumb however

I like risotto fine ftr it's just kinda...arborio is actually not particularly good rice (that's why you gotta force a whole lotta liquid & flavor into it to really be able to do much with it) and a small scoop of risotto goes a long way toward satisfying your need for the dish. whereas as a good pilao you can really get messy w/

― unlistenable in philly (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Sunday, November 6, 2011 4:46 PM (35 seconds ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

? arborio is a "good rice" for the things that it is used for, ie risotto. its not a "good rice" to eat standalone but if thats how youre comparing it youre stacking the deck

indian food vs. italian food

man I can't get down with "rice and cheese is weird" though. when I was poor a bowl of rice with grated cheese & peanuts was my go-to fill-me-up-and-keep-me-going dish

I do like a good risotto though. I just feel a bit dated eating it.

cannot stand for dissing rice pudding

it's true, every time I eat risotto I regress five years

I should be 178 but luckily I hold a lot of dinner parties

maybe you feel dated eating risotto because it is a classic italian dish that ppl have been eating for literally hundreds of years

Risotto and rice pudding both rule so hard. <3 Went with Basmati for the poll answer btw.

yeah it is weird to call things people have eaten forever, like risotto and rice pudding, dated

digesting foods is p 90s tho

maybe I just haven't had the RIGHT risotto. I'm not dissing. It just hold the same places in my mind as what a lot of people see as 'dated'. Maybe it's due to the popularity of people doing it themselves (risotto being notoriously hard to perfect) and not being presented with the opportunity of eating it that often.

yeah, it's that 80's/90's consistency isn't it?

it's one of those foods that's like, one people make when they want to do cooking

um, i don't know

sorry

apology accepted

its true, risotto is done by a lot of home chefs, usually bad, it can be hard to get right. i promise you guys it is really good! i was just trolling by saying arborio btw, my favorite kind of rice is basmati

tru confessions

truth or dare: risotto?

I'm sorry too. To all rice pudding and risotto lovers out there. Teach me.

truth: do u like risotto?
dare: dare u to make risotto