I can't find arborio, can I use a different kind of rice?
Unfortunately, no. Arborio is a specific type of extremely starchy, sticky short grain rice. If you use a long grain rice like Jasmine or Basmati, or even a standard short grain rice, your arancini won't hold together. Of all the short grain rices that work for arancini, arborio is by far the most common and easy to find in supermarkets. The other type of rice that can work is called carnaroli rice. You can buy arborio online here and carnaroli online here.