Torta di Riso (Savory Rice Pie)

How many times I found myself buying a piece of Savory Rice Pie to stop the hunger pains at lunch time? The reason probably is that this savory pie is actually the street food version of one of my favorite plates when I was a child: the savory rice pudding (riso al latte, in Italian). And so, like a madleine for Proust, each time I bite a slice of rice pie I remember when I was 4 or 5 years old and my parents went out for dinner with friends. My mother used to prepare for me and my brother our favorite savory rice pudding. Such a wonderful and clever booby prize for a daughter who hated remain without mom at bed time but was so much greedy! Maybe nowadays a small part of myself at lunch time still need a booby prize for passing through these long days of an adult life… I use to prepare it at home for a light lunch in the week ends or for friends: cut in cubes it’s a perfect appetizer. Probably it has not the same reviving effect on my fellows, but no matter, it’s so tasty and so good to me!