Shrimp Risotto with Home made Stock

[Marwan]

so no cheese at all then?

[Oldsarge]

Certainly not if you're trying for a Venetian, Bolognese, or other Northern cuisine. Down in Calabria, Naples or Bari I think cheese would be o.k. Remember, Italy wasn't a single country until about 1860.

[Marwan]

this is cool information though...i would like to understand more..is there a reason behind it? for example, is it believed to overpower the shrimp taste? gives you bad stomach? ( i faced none of these as we didmt put too much cheese, just a little) or is it just acase of thats how we do things..not an expert by any means, i always thought parmesan and risotto went hand in hand..

[spaghetti]

When he was young, my father has been a professional boxer (he was a regional champion in the welter weight category, and also fought a few international boxing matches). After all the punches he took and gave, he made himself a strong belief against the use of violence, especially on children, so that he never raised his hands on me and my sister.
Except one time.
When I was 6 years old, dad once gave me a good slap on my tiny face because I was dropping grated parmesan on a dish of pasta con le sardelle (salty sardines). "No cheese on fish!", he said, and hit me so hard that I couldn't forget. That was the first, last and only time my dad hit me (so far).
Indeed, risotto and Parmigiano Reggiano or Grana Padano or Pecorino are great together, but not in the case it's together with seafood (this is at least the dominant doctrine).
Except for a few specific recipes, we don't use cheese with seafood because it's opinion they don't mix well. The cheese is said to cover the fishy taste, but please take this as second hand information: I never tried cheese and fish myself because dad is still in shape with his heavy hand...

[cww180]

Fried Calamari with cheese on top is very good!

[blaiz]

this is going to be one of my "make up with my girlfriend and get out of the dog house dinners."

Thanks Marwan!!