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Whole Wheat Arborio Rice??
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by Sissy
on December 28, 2009
Is there such a thing as whole wheat Arborio Rice?? I can only find white and I really don't like the idea of white rice. I just have this image of bleach, sugars and heavy processing. Ewww
I was wondering the same thing. I do like the regular kind, but I don't like to make it often due to the white rice thing.
Arborio rice is not wheat. It really and truly is rice. It is less processed than the usual short grain white rice.
http://culinaryarts.about.com/od/ricegrains/p/arborio.htm
"Because it undergoes less milling than ordinary long-grained rice, it retains more of its natural starch content. Cooking releases this starch, giving risotto its creamy consistency. A pound of arborio rice can absorb up to 6 cups of liquid without becoming mushy."
It is possible to find brown arborio rice, and it is possible to make risotto with regular short grain brown rice. You results may not be quite as good as a good arborio rice, however.
I just bought a package of short grain brown rice (to echo Sierra's comment) that stated you could use it for risotto. So I am going to try it, though I can guess the results will be different.
Sierra- Thanks so much for the info. I just bought some Arborio Rice so hopefully I'm going to like it :)
Vegan YogiUU- Let me know how it turns out., I would love to know how it turns out.!
Wheat and rice are two different types of grains and come from totally different plants. There are whole wheat pastas and breads that are made from wheat, but whole wheat rice does not exist. :)
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