Live from Rome: A Slice of Rice - Italian Style
Valentina Masotti (with Viola Buitoni)
Our illustrious speaker, Valentina Masotti, rice sommelier, comes to us from her home in Rome, Italy, where she will serve up a cornucopia of delectable rice history, teach us about the different classifications of rice, and demonstrate how to properly prepare risotto. Here’s what’s on our rice guru’s menu:
- What kind of rice is cultivated in Europe and in Italy.
- What should we use for different recipes? (We’ll discover the European classification to distinguish the different types.)
- The milling process: white rice and whole rice.
- Round rice: from soups to dessert.
- Sushi rice: crystalline round grain.
- Long B grain for salads and pilaf. Not only Basmati!
- Long A grain for risotto.
- Black whole rice and red whole rice.
- The international history of risotto.
- How to prepare risotto in 4 steps.
Bio: Valentina Masotti is considered one of Italy’s most respected food authorities, She is both a certified Rice Sommelier and Wine Sommelier, has published cookbooks on rice, and offers online classes in Italian and English.
Instagram: @rice_sommelier
www.facebook.com/thericesommelier
e-mail: Masottiv@gmail.com
https://www.ricesommelier.com/ (Select English version.)
Recorded on Zoom on June 10, 2023 from Rome, Italy
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