arborio or vialone rice? (for Risotto)

[serious-noir.livejournal.com]

I'm a Risotto virgin (cooking, not eating) and thought I try making it. This is probably a dumb question but the recipes I have been looking at call for arborio or vialone rice - and in my deprived rice life I only know basmati and jasmine. Where does one find arborio or vialone rice around here?

Comments

[jadedauteur.livejournal.com]

They have arborio at Shaw's!

[thesoxgap]

You can get it in bulk at the River Street Whole Foods (probably at the Fresh Pond one too). Capone's. It's probably at most stores, you've just never looked for it :D

[veek.livejournal.com]

Most supermarkets will have arborio. The supermarkets that are not Whole Foods will probably have it either in the fancy gluten-free-etc aisle, or in the "ethnic foods" aisle.

Also, the Italian grocery/deli on Highland right in the Square, next tooooo... Snappy Sushi? will undoubtedly have arborio, and possibly other kinds of rice (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Risotto#Rice_varieties) suitable for risotto.

Um, I might kinda like risotto.

[nurrynur.livejournal.com]

yes! Sessa's! you (OP) should go take a look in there, they've got all kindsa great stuff.

[prunesnprisms.livejournal.com]

They definitely have Rienzi arborio rice at Stop and Shop.

[icecreamempress.livejournal.com]

Market Basket in Union Square has arborio!

[ksushis.livejournal.com]

Dave's Fresh Pasta.

[kelkyag]

Trader Joe's will have it, too.

[aredridel.livejournal.com]

Harvest in Central has it bulk.

[serious-noir.livejournal.com]

Thanks all. (now I feel like an idiot having walked past it on my way to the basmati...).

So many different types of food...so little time/so big a waistline.