Italian Arborio rice from Ellebi in a 1 kg box, stone processed (lavorato a pietra) and ideal for fine risotto, with a 16 to 18 minute cooking time.
Ellebi Riso Arborio Rice comes in a blue box with the Ellebi Riso oval, a navy band reading Riso Arborio and an orange tag saying lavorato a pietra, stone processed. A clock badge gives 16 to 18 minutes, and a rice-grain character wearing an Italian flag medal stands beside the words chicco campione. The box says ideale per risotti pregiati, eccellente in consistenza e tenuta di cottura, esalta ogni tipo di sapore, and calls it a large, pearly grain. The rice origin is given as Italy. As general background, Arborio is an Italian medium-grain rice named after the comune of Arborio in Piedmont; when cooked its rounded grains are firm, creamy and chewy thanks to their higher amylopectin starch content. The photos show a saffron risotto and arancini with a melting centre. In a restaurant kitchen it suits mushroom, saffron, seafood and vegetable risotto, arancini.
