Arborio Rice. The key ingredient for traditional Italian risotto

In Cenacolo we love cooking with the best of the Italian cuisine, for that reason, one of our ingredients is as versatile as delicious. We talk about the Arborio rice, from the Arborio area in Vercelli in northern Italy, where it emerged since 1946.

Considered among others, one of the most popular dishes in Mediterranean gastronomy, you can taste it in our wide variety of risottos with different flavors for all tastes and palates.

A simple dish only if you know its particularities and you use de proper rice for its elaboration. Besides, if there is something that distinguishes risotto is it its unique creaminess.

Arborio rice is a medium, round, whitish grain and has 18% of

amylose, suitable quality to give the perfect creamy texture when cooking, this quality makes Arborio rice the favorite of experts in Cucina Romagnola.

In Cenacolo you can enjoy this exquisite Italian ingredient in the following dishes:

• Quattro Cheese Risotto: Parmigiano, Pecorino, Gorgonzola and Taleggio.
• Porcini Risotto with Gorgonzola and Truffle.
• Mare Risotto: One of the classics of the Italian coast; clams, shrimp and squid flavored with white wine.
• White Adriatic Risotto: Shrimp, pumpkin, with a little touch of white wine and fresh parsley.
• Lobster Risotto