Risotto is a hot Italian rice meal. You start with a short, round rice, cook it slowly, and add hot soup a little at a time while you stir.

RisottoRisotto is a hot Italian rice meal是一道熱熱的義大利米食。 You start with a short, round rice你先用短短圓圓的米， cook it slowly慢慢煮， and add hot soup a little at a time一次加一點熱湯進去， while you stir同時不停攪拌。

The rice turns creamy on the outside but stays a little firm in the middle. People often mix in cheese, and they may add mushrooms, seafood, vegetables, or small pieces of meat. You eat it hot, usually as the main dish.

The rice turns creamy on the outside米飯外層變得濃稠滑順， but stays a little firm in the middle但中間還保留一點口感。 People often mix in cheese大家常常會拌入起司， and they may add mushrooms, seafood, vegetables, or small pieces of meat也可能加蘑菇、海鮮、蔬菜，或小塊的肉。 You eat it hot你會趁熱吃， usually as the main dish通常當作主菜。

Though actually, that creamy look does not come from pouring in a lot of cream; it comes from the rice letting out starch as you stir. It is not fried rice, and it is not just plain rice with cheese on top.

Though actually不過其實， that creamy look does not come from pouring in a lot of cream那種濃稠的樣子不是因為倒了很多鮮奶油進去； it comes from而是來自 the rice letting out starch as you stir米在攪拌過程中釋放出的澱粉。 It is not fried rice它不是fried rice（炒飯）， and it is not just plain rice with cheese on top也不只是白飯上面加起司。

Outside Italy, some cooks bake it in the oven or rush it, and some Italians will tell you that is not real risotto — but many home cooks still do it that way.

Outside Italy在義大利以外的地方， some cooks bake it in the oven or rush it有些廚師會用烤箱烤，或是趕時間快速做完， and some Italians will tell you that is not real risotto有些義大利人會跟你說那不是真正的risotto—— but many home cooks still do it that way但很多家常煮法還是這樣做。