DELIVERS WITHIN 3-5 BUSINESS DAYS. ARBORIO IS A WHITE RICE GROWN IN THE PIEDMONT AND LOMBARDY REGIONS OF ITALY AND ALSO IN CALIFORNIA. ARBORIO IS A SHORT, PLUMP GRAIN, WHEN COOKED, IT HAS A CREAMY TEXTURE WITH THE INNER GRAIN REMAINING FIRM. ARBORIO ABSORBS MORE LIQUID THAN OTHER RICES THUS REQUIRING ADDITIONAL LIQUID TO BE ADDED THROUGHOUT THE COOKING PERIOD. IT IS USED PRIMARILY IN THE ITALIAN DISH, RISOTTO. ARBORIO IS OFTEN CONSIDERED THE PASTA OF NORTHERN ITALY.