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

[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.