# risotto

Pronunciation: US say "ri-ZOH-toh" /ɹɪˈzoʊtoʊ/; UK say "ri-ZOT-oh" /ɹɪˈzɒtəʊ/

## Noun

1. An Italian savory dish made by simmering rice slowly in broth together with other ingredients.
   - Simple: A creamy Italian dish made by cooking rice slowly in broth with other foods.
   - _The chef finished the risotto with a knob of butter and grated cheese._
   - _A good risotto needs constant stirring so the grains release their starch._
2. A dish prepared in the same slow, creamy style as the Italian rice version but made without rice, using another ingredient in its place.
   - Simple: A dish cooked like the rice version but made without rice, using something else in its place.
   - _She served a pearl barley risotto that swapped grains for the usual rice._
   - _The menu featured an orzo risotto, faithful to the technique yet entirely free of rice._

## Origin

Borrowed from Italian risotto, which comes from riso meaning "rice".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/risotto (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).