arborio vs. sushi rice

[Janskitchen]

Can I substitute arborio for sushi rice for California rolls? Hate to go out and buy sushi rice for what may be a one time thing when I have plenty of arborio in the house. Thanks for any advice you can give.

[MikeG]

At first glance, I would say no. Arborio rices are really very single-mindly bred and sold for the purpose of leaching their starch into their cooking liquid; I've never heard of steaming them like other rice types. If it's for guests, I would definitely experiment with at a small pot of rice first.

[chefj]

Link to the many previous discussions on these boards.
http://www.chow.com/search?query=%22s...

[Janskitchen]

thanks