Sentence examples for steaming risotto from inspiring English sources
Out, first, comes the steaming risotto.
The happy hour aperitivo runs from 5.30pm to 7.30pm, and although drinks seem expensive at €4, you have to see the mega buffet that is served at the same time - huge plates of smoked ham, salami, salads and either a steaming risotto or pasta.
"How are you doing?" Mrs. Obama asked the astonished patrons as they lined up for mushroom risotto, steamed broccoli, fruit salad and apple-carrot muffins.
Foreign airs aside, the mains here are refreshingly affordable: order up a steak or fillet of fish for £5, served with one of the daily-changing sides (steamed veg, salad, risotto and the like).
The place is always jam-packed, as this is an Italian take on a self-service cafeteria, where the chefs serve up steaming plates of freshly cooked pasta or risotto for €4-5, while plates of tasty grilled vegetables or salads cost only €2-3.
While there is a menù turistico, locals prefer to come at noon when the dish of the day, usually a delicious risotto, comes out of the kitchen steaming hot.
Trader Joes' disappoints with limited choices and erratic service and quality --one day the mushroom risotto is ready in its little cup, steaming and perfectly al dente; the next, you have to wait five minutes for a mediocre, lukewarm chicken biriyani.
But instead of steaming it, for this dish Centeno cooks the rice like risotto and tops it with spiny lobster, abalone, black cod, Dungeness crab or even a thin slice of Piedmontese beef carpaccio drizzled with warm porcini ghee.
Steaming, absolutely steaming.
