Arborio Superfino rice from Mara in a 1 kg box, a 100% Italian product with a 16 to 18 minute cooking time, for risotto and rice pudding.
Mara Riso Arborio Rice, Italy comes in a dark blue box with the red I Mara heart logo, the words riso Arborio Superfino and a heart-shaped pile of pearly grains in a window. A gold seal reads Prodotto Italiano 100%, and a red tab gives the cooking time as 16/18 minutes in Italian, English and French. The side panel repeats the details in Arabic and shows the Italian flag. As general background, Arborio is an Italian medium-grain rice named after the town of Arborio in the Po Valley of Piedmont. When cooked, its rounded grains are firm, creamy and chewy because of their high amylopectin starch content, which is why it is often used for risotto and rice pudding. Toast the rice in butter or oil, then add hot stock a ladle at a time, stirring until creamy and just tender. Leftover risotto can be rolled into arancini.
