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How to make an Italian mad, say that pasta is from Greece (it is ... hahaha!)

@amszmidt

I once made a basil risotto with orzo, which was deemed... a curious choice.

@weekend_editor I've done that one multiple occasions! Orzo (or risoni) is totally awesome for making a "fake risotto" (what we call it at home); takes like no time at all.

Last time we did it was made it with lots of Boletus edulis. I might even prefer it over Arborio, Carnaroli rice ... which is expensive, and kinda "meh" (IMHO).

@amszmidt

In my case, the diners were Japanese (firm opinions on rice) and Italian (firm opinions on pasta).

I *really* didn't think that through...

@amszmidt

But if you call the dish "risotto", you've set up an expectation which is then violated.

As I said, I didn't think this one through properly.

@weekend_editor I think you did! Sounds delicious! :-)

@amszmidt

Oh, it was delicious.

I love pesto, I love pasta, orzo is cute... I mean, it's hard to do that wrong.

Now the *context*... yes, one can do that wrong.