Question

Which country makes rice balls?

Answer 1

Oooh nice
Tagging party

Answer 2

For the kids... smh

Answer 3

smh?

Answer 4

onigiri kid?
japan,chinese, just know that

Answer 5

Why tag everyone for this?

Answer 6

my mom wanted to know if you are wondering

Answer 7

lol

Answer 8

Which country makes rice balls?

Answer 9

i just know onigiri rice balls,
japan, chinese

Answer 10

Italians make arancini (little oranges) or suppli di Telefono from leftover risotto. Think a ball of rice stuffed with some meat sauce or cheese, dipped in egg, rolled in breadcrumbs and deep fried. Much better than onigiri :-)

Answer 11

@whpalmer4 Knew that some greenie would make a super intelligent response :-)

Answer 12

helpful tip: do not look up arancini on google images or you will become hungry :-)

Answer 13

what is an arancini

Answer 14

arancini (the singular is arancino, arancini is the plural) are deep-fried balls of Italian rice filled with some meat or tomato sauce, or melted cheese. They can be anywhere from the size of a chicken egg to a grapefruit, although I favor the smaller ones (more crispy surface area for a given volume, dontyaknow...)

They are usually made from leftover risotto, which uses a special Italian rice variety which makes extra creamy starch when cooked in broth. For much of recorded history, this rice variety was only grown in the Po River delta in what is now northern Italy, and when Thomas Jefferson smuggled some home in his coat pockets, doing so was a crime punishable by death! He didn't get caught, obviously.

As good as they are, they are a lot of work to make, and leftover risotto at my house (a pretty rare event to begin with) is usually fried up the next day in flat pancakes called risotto al salto. Even more crispy surface area :-)