risotto
noun
ri·sot·to
ri-ˈsȯ-(ˌ)tō 
-ˈzȯ-
plural risottos
: rice cooked usually in meat or seafood stock and seasoned (as with Parmesan cheese or saffron)
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This dish is a heavenly mishmash between creamy, decadent risotto and jambalaya.
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Marianne Williams, Southern Living, 12 Oct. 2025
Dinner at the new Asayss restaurant includes peppery chicken briouate pastries, M’hamsa—a risotto-like dish—with prawns and asparagus, poached Asni pears with chocolate and argan oil, and milk pastilla infused with orange blossom water.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 10 Oct. 2025
My risotto had burrata and fresh asparagus and followed a summery appetizer tart with pea tendrils, creme fraiche, and a minty pistou.
—Maya Kachroo-Levine, Travel + Leisure, 27 Sep. 2025
Resy shouted out the wine selection, which focuses on local options from Arizona and California, and items from the small but stellar dining menu, such as the squash risotto (with optional crab) and the half-chicken with black garlic for two.
—Endia Fontanez, AZCentral.com, 26 Sep. 2025
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Marianne Williams, Southern Living, 12 Oct. 2025
Dinner at the new Asayss restaurant includes peppery chicken briouate pastries, M’hamsa—a risotto-like dish—with prawns and asparagus, poached Asni pears with chocolate and argan oil, and milk pastilla infused with orange blossom water.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 10 Oct. 2025
My risotto had burrata and fresh asparagus and followed a summery appetizer tart with pea tendrils, creme fraiche, and a minty pistou.
—Maya Kachroo-Levine, Travel + Leisure, 27 Sep. 2025
Resy shouted out the wine selection, which focuses on local options from Arizona and California, and items from the small but stellar dining menu, such as the squash risotto (with optional crab) and the half-chicken with black garlic for two.
—Endia Fontanez, AZCentral.com, 26 Sep. 2025
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“Risotto.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/risotto. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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