RISO - General term for rice, of which Italy has over 50 varieties, including both short and long grain.
Cestini di riso (It.): rice nests.
Céteau(x) (Fr.): small ocean fish, solette or baby sole, found in the gulf of Gascony and along the Atlantic coast.
Cetrioli (It.): cucumbers.
RICE (Greek 6p15"zt, Latin oryza, French riz, Italian riso, Spanish arros, derived from the Arabic), a well-known cereal, botanical name Oryza sativa.
It came to English from Greek óryza, via Latin oriza, Italian riso and finally Old French ris (the same as present day French riz).
Pomi sdegnosi ('Disdainful apples', a sixteenth century recipe for baked aubergines)
Porchetta (Roasted suckling pig)
Riso alla lombarda (Lombardy-style rice)
Sarde in saor (Venetian-style sardines)
Torta di funghi (Wild mushroom tart) ...
Paella is not nearly as good when using substitutions. Other rice varieties, such as Arborio or Carnaroli from Italy and Pearl or Cal Riso from California, can be used if necessary, but only if Spanish varieties are not available.
Venetian gives a recipe, rixo in bona manera--that is, a kind of porridge of rice cooked in almond milk with sugar. In Italy, a person who laughed easily was said to have eaten rice soup, a play on words: che aveva mangiato la minestra di riso (he ...
 See also: Pasta, Rice, Tomato, Vegetable, Oil
  
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