Arancini – Eat Street!
Recommended for Foundational Grades
Arancini is a popular Italian street food item, which is a delicious, crispy, deep-fried ball of rice. The name, Arancini means “little orange”, as a cooked Arancini looks very much similar to an orange.
Important Details
- Arancini has been a part of traditional Southern Italian cuisine for several centuries.
- It is believed to have originated in the Italian city of Sicily during the 10th century.
- In this dish, rice balls are stuffed with various items, coated with bread crumbs and then deep-fried.
- The stuffings vary from region to region.
- The common fillings include meat sauce with peas, sliced meat, cheeses (like provolone, mozzarella or pecorino), eggplant and tomatoes.
- The traditional arancini comes in two main variants.
- The first is perfectly round in shape and filled with a ragu sauce of meat, mozzarella and peas.
- The second one has a longer, pear-like shape and is filled with mozzarella and prosciutto and grated cheese.
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Youtube user “Vincenzo’s Plate” shares with us how to make Arancini like an Italian.
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