Personally, I think that when you’re cooking risotto in your own home kitchen you should make it however you like to eat it (though I learned the ‘proper way’ in school and made note of that too). As for the fish and cheese rule, well, Italian Jews ignored it so they could follow their dietary laws (no mixing meat and cheese, so how about fish?), and I was happy to face the consequences of their choice! I tried the salmon and smoked cheese risotto at the Kosher-style restaurant Nonna Betta in Rome's Jewish ghetto, and decided that imitating this dish would be the best form of flattering its smoky, creamy goodness.
