Risotto's a traditional Italian rice dish. It's one of the most common ways of cooking rice in Italy. Its origins are in North Italy, specifically Eastern Piedmont, Western Lombardy, and the Veneto (where Vialone Nano comes from), where rice paddies are abundant. It's one of the pillars of Milanese cuisine. As far as Italians are concerned, to be correctly described as a risotto a dish needs to be made following the established process described below; otherwise the dish's a rice dish, but can… (More on Risotto)