April 20, 2018
Risotto is typically a rice dish. More specifically it is a dish made from arborio rice. This product is made from spelt. No that wasn’t spelled incorrectly either. Spelt is an ancient grain. Basically, spelt is old wheat, or more specifically an ancestor of modern-day wheat.
Cooked and on the plate, the spelt in this product looks like small puffed wheat. Unfortunately the spelt cooks up to a very firm texture which takes away from that nice creamy feel associated with traditional risotto. Think of a creamy rolled oats oatmeal versus a steel cut oats oatmeal. I even added another 4 minutes in the microwave to try to soften up the spelt. No luck. Reheated the next day, everything was even firmer.
The sauce has a bacon-like aroma and flavor, even though there’s no bacon in the product. While not especially cheesy, the sauce had a nice flavor.
This is far from the best risotto I’ve had. It’s rather disappointing. But considering I recently paid about $16 for a restaurant risotto which wasn’t much better, you’re only gambling with $3 if you’d like to try this and see how your ancient ancestors lived.
Price $2.99 per frozen bag (about 2.5 servings)
Calories, 200 per serving (175g)
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04/20/2018 at 20:45 |
I don’t know, spelt the word just doesn’t sound like something I’d want to eat. But then I not very adventurous when it comes to food.
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04/20/2018 at 22:24 |
Yep, stay away from this stuff. There are better ways to waste calories. Plus I think, it put a spelt on me.
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