VIALONE NANO RICE

The Vialone Nano is the king of the semi-thin Rice.
It is a delicious kind of semi-thin Rice, particularly recommended for the preparation of minestrone and broth soups, other than for the rice croquettes and the famous arancini.
Its grains have a rounded shape and are of middle dimension, about 5/6 mm long.
This rice needs 14/15 minutes for cooking, having middle cooking time between the type of primary rice, that requires 12/13 minutes, and the thin one that requires more time, about 16 minutes.
As mentioned, the vialone nano is indicated for the minestrone, timbales and rice salads and this thanks to its capacity of releasing starch, present in a good quantity in the grains, during the cooking.
This kind of rice remains compact, therefore indicated for different preparations and because of its versatility and characteristic flavor, one of the best quality rice produced in Italy.