| PROSCIUTTO | Italian food in cup cooked with risotto |
| OSSOBUCO | Italian casserole of veal shanks and marrowbones braised in wine, tomatoes etc, traditionally served with risotto (4,4) |
| AMORE | "That's ____!" (song with Italian food in its lyrics) |
| GNOCCHI | Italian food in Cochin surprisingly good at first (7) |
| TRATTORIAS | Establishments serving Italian food in a casual atmosphere |
| PARMESANCHEESE | Italian food in her canapé seems unusual |
| PASTA | Italian food in shop a starter |
| LIPIZZANER | Beast consuming Italian food in large vessel (10) |
| ASPARAGUS | Vegetable with tips served in risotto, quiche, frittata, pasta primavera or with hollandaise or wrapped in pancetta (9) |
| POLLO | Spanish or Italian "chicken", served fritto, with arroz or in asado, cacciatore, paella or risotto (5) |
| NORRIS | In Ventnor, risotto with Mr Cole from Coronation Street (6) |
| ARISTOTLE | Philosopher cooked risotto without onions originally in drink (9) |
| ARCHIVE | A starter of risotto with herb in store (7) |
| RICE | Risotto ingredient cooked enough to start with (4) |
| TORTOISE | Exotic meat risotto cooked with the last of the mince (8) |
| BROADBEAN | Legume variety that can be served double podded in risotto or mashed onto bruschetta with lemon juice (5,4) |
| SAGE | Burned in a ritual known as smudging, a herb with velvety leaves used to flavour foods such as cheese, stuffing, sausage rolls, risotto and gnocchi (4) |
| MOTORIST | Frenchman cooked risotto for one at the wheel |
| BRASSERIE | Eat risotto for starters in club or restaurant |
| STREAM | Burn top of risotto enveloped in water vapour (6) |
