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dosdneWith respect to everyone commenting, I find the too purist approach to food rather annoying. This is not a site about the ultimate recipe, but about how different people cook differently. So if Italians believe they are the only ones who have the right to cook risotto, pasta or pizza, or any other nationals for that sake, I do not believe that is what cooking is about. Nice recipe btw!
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BundoloI had to say something when I saw this discussion. When I was young, my mother used to make risotto exactly like Alice tells us. My mother's a really good cook (not by profession) and I always liked her risotto. When I moved out, I started to teach myself all kinds of recipes, one of which was my mothers risotto. At some point, I stumbled upon the kind of risotto that fbarton describes here and simply fell in love. After I learned of this method I've never made any other kind of risotto (I sometimes get the other kind at my mothers house when I visit). For me, creamy risotto is the only "real" risotto. For others, it's the other way around. Whatever its origin, I think it's ok to call both versions risotto, since half of Italy and most of the world makes it this way. Don't let go of your principles: you don't have to make your risotto this way! Just don't try to ruin it for others. Post your own recipe and link it as a suggestion!
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theoryI liked your recipe, dude... Hope this experience hasn't put you off. This is a good site.
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fbarton<comment truncated> ...even among Italian women, there is more than one way to do it. * I am sorry if this site is supposed to be for original recipes only. I only posted it up here because a friend of mine (honeybunch) wanted it from me.
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Interesting discussion. I sympathise with alicetwain - how frustrating is it in life when other people do things wrong! - and she has provided some helpful tips eg about toasting the rice. And there is value in authenticity - the Italians are the best people to make Italian dishes (although I'm sure we can all think of exceptions to this rule, worldwide). On the other hand, I disagree that "risotto is risotto" and there's by definition one codified way to do it, or you can't call it risotto. There isn't a law about this. And I feel hurt that as a newcomer to the site my first recipe submission was trashed in what I perceived to be an insensitive and aggressive way. One irony is that the recipe is not my recipe, it is copied* (slightly simplified) from a cookery magazine written by an Italian woman. The garlic is her idea. As is the method of cooking the rice. As is the name of the recipe. Alice, you can disagree with her if you like, but I think this is a strong indication that ev...
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