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SMART SHOPPING: Arborio Rice

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To find the best brand of Arborio rice, we cooked up batches of Parmesan risotto with two domestically grown brands of Arborio rice and four Italian imports; all brands are widely available in supermarkets. To our surprise, the winning rice hailed not from the boot but from the Lone Star State. Texas-grown RiceSelect Arborio Rice was prized over all others with “creamy, smooth” grains and a “good bite.”