Rice Poll

Mussolini...a huge fan of arborio rice

if your rice doesnt stick, youre probably sick (mentally)

short grain...insane...in the membrane

short grain is ok for a rice pudding, I suppose

or a lil dish called risotto

I'm just gonna go ahead and say it: risotto is overrated

ty; i was too scared to say it but i agree! maybe i have never had the good risotto but idgi

my friend made good risotto once but I think it was good because of the parmesan and the cream

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

maybe if you made risotto with basmati it would be good

it does strike me as a proper pinkie-up foodie dish for Americans to wax eloquent about tho

i like rice but w/risotto i'm always like 'this would be better with pasta'

I think people just like cooking a rice grain that looks like translucent, unpolished ivory

when you're eating risotto you're eating TEETH

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

i keep it at room temp, lasts forever

I keep it in the fridge and have developed various techniques with spoons and knives for getting what I need but yes it should keep at room temp for a good while

i think because many of the dairy solids aren't in there it lasts sort of like oil would?

I once threw out some extremely dodgy looking ghee, it had been hidden behind other stuff at the back of a kitchen cupboard for at least a few years though. It keeps fine on the shelf for months ime

Huh ok I will try keeping it room temp. I like the flavour of it compared to just oil in my curries.

I'm still trying to perfect my curry base masala (the whole spices/onions fried down/garlicginger paste/tomates and spice powders/fry into pasty sauce step). I cant get it quite right and I think cooking down the onions/using more than I am might be why.

But! That is not a rice topic.

ime temperature doesn't turn butter rancid, exposure to air does

oh and cooking brown rice is mostly just adding extra water in the rice cooker, also brown rice is delicious

made fried rice last night with leftover brown rice, grilled chicken + green onions. didn’t touch the ghee jar :-(