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it's a type of rice dish from southern Europe. Typically its made with special rice but it can be made with your normal rice. the main factor is that the grains are coated in melted butter before water is added. this helps them stay separate and soft and fluffy.

Risotto is a type of creamy rice. I used to work for a culinary school and we had it all the time. I have had lots of different flavors. one of my favorite was the mushroom risotto. hope that answers your question.

Hope this helps:

Risotto is a traditional Italian dish made with a suitable variety of rice such as Arborio, Carnaroli or Vialone Nano. It is one of the most common ways of cooking rice in Italy. It originated in North Italy, specifically Eastern Piedmont, Western Lombardy, and Veneto (where the Vialone Nano comes from) where rice paddies are abundant. It is one of the pillars of Milanese cuisine.

When risotto is cooked, the rice is first cooked briefly in butter or olive oil until evenly coated and the rice starts to turn translucent, before the broth is added, one ladle at a time. Other dishes exist that are similar, but they should not be called "risotto" if the rice is not toasted.

Recipes include "Risotto alla Milanese," made with chicken or beef stock and saffron, which is traditionally served with osso buco (a stew made from veal bones), and "Risotto al Barolo," made with red wine, but thousands of variations exist, both with vegetables and meat, as well as risottos made with various other wines, cheeses, or even fruits. "Risotto al nero di seppia" is a specialty of the Veneto region, made with cuttlefish that have been cooked with their ink-sacs intact.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Risotto

I think its a noodle of some kind.It could be a pasta made with some type of sauce.This is just a guess,i might have it mixed up with something else,im not sure..After i reply to this ans sumit it,i might find out just what it is,if its something else besides a noodle them poor poor pityful Me.LOL