The Italian Kitchen — Volume 3: Risotto & Rice

Amazon Book Description (English)

109 risottos and rice dishes. From Milan's golden saffron classic to the rice bowls of the world. From the kitchen of Vita Milanese.

Discover the ultimate risotto & rice cookbook — from creamy Italian classics to fragrant biryanis and world street-food rice.

Welcome to Risotto & Rice, the third volume of The Italian Kitchen by Vita Milanese — a 30-volume collection of over 2,700 recipes from one of Italy's most passionate home cooks.

What's inside:

🍚 109 risotto and rice recipes — from Milanese saffron and porcini truffle to nasi goreng and Hyderabadi biryani

🥘 The full risotto technique — silky mantecatura, the cacio e pepe "silky Pecorino method," off-heat creaming, and more

🌍 Rice around the world — paella, biryani, kabsa, pilaf, sushi-style bowls, dolma, and street food from five continents

🧀 Cheese-forward classics — gorgonzola, taleggio & pear, four-cheese with walnuts, cacio e pepe

🐟 Seafood risottos — squid ink, blue crab, champagne & shrimp, swordfish ragù

📸 Beautiful food photography — every recipe with its own full-color photo

🇺🇸 American kitchen ready — US measurements, supermarket-friendly ingredients, °F temperatures

Inside you'll find 8 curated sections:

• Risotti Classici & Verdure (38 recipes) — the Italian soul of the volume: saffron Milanese, pumpkin, artichoke, porcini & truffle, asparagus, radicchio
• Riso dal Mondo (19) — biryani, paella, kabsa, nasi goreng, sarma, majboos, Uzbek pilaf and more
• Risotti di Mare (17) — squid ink, blue crab, shrimp, swordfish, champagne & beet
• Risotti di Formaggio (10) — gorgonzola, taleggio & pear, four-cheese, lemon provola
• Risotti Gourmet & Frutta (9) — pistachio, bronte pistachio, blueberry, chestnut, orange
• Risotti di Carne (8) — sausage, chicken livers, king's & queen's risotto, puttanesca-style
• Zuppe, Forno & One-Pot (5) — rice & potato soup, baked rice with peas, barese tiella
• Street Food di Riso (3) — supplì, rice croquettes, arancini

Why this cookbook is different:

Vita Milanese was born in Puglia, raised in Milan, and now cooks for the world. Her recipes are tested, trusted, and truly delicious — every risotto calibrated so the rice stays creamy, never mushy, with the warmth of Italian home cooking and a modern, global twist.

Every recipe includes:

• Prep, cook, and total times
• Servings (standardized to 4)
• Clear, numbered step-by-step instructions
• Chef's Tips for guaranteed success
• Common Mistakes (and how to avoid them)
• Wine pairings and serving suggestions
• Complete nutritional information

Perfect for: home cooks mastering risotto, rice lovers exploring global flavors, and fans of Volume 1 (Pasta Perfetto) and Volume 2 (Sunday Sauce).

Italian version — key phrases (per copia-incolla)

Italiano	Uso
109 risotti e piatti di riso	numero ricette
Dal classico risotto allo zafferano di Milano ai piatti di riso del mondo	subtitle alternativo
Vita Milanese è nata in Puglia, cresciuta a Milano	biografia autore

Recipe from The Italian Kitchen by Vita Milanese — Volume 3 · Risotto & Rice. Discover all volumes on the ebook page.