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 super summery risotto can be made in an Instant Pot or a pressure cooker.
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Victoria Spencer, Martha Stewart, 22 May 2026
Daccapo serves upscale Italian fare, including handmade pastas, risotto, and seafood, in a warm, relatively intimate dining room.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 May 2026
The dinner menu will offer New Zealand sea bass with risotto, spicy cioppino with New Zealand green mussels, and New Zealand rack of lamb.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2026
The spot brings refined Milanese cooking with dishes like risotto alla Milanese and vitello tonnato.
—Rachel Dube, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
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Victoria Spencer, Martha Stewart, 22 May 2026
Daccapo serves upscale Italian fare, including handmade pastas, risotto, and seafood, in a warm, relatively intimate dining room.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 May 2026
The dinner menu will offer New Zealand sea bass with risotto, spicy cioppino with New Zealand green mussels, and New Zealand rack of lamb.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2026
The spot brings refined Milanese cooking with dishes like risotto alla Milanese and vitello tonnato.
—Rachel Dube, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
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“Risotto.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/risotto. Accessed 28 May. 2026.
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