Cheesy tomato-rice croquettes

Eat these juicy little fistfuls – arancini, southern Italy’s favourite fast food – straight from the fryer, taking care not to burn fingers or mouth. If you’re quick and pull them apart while they’re still piping hot, the cheese will form long strings like telephone wires, the reason for their nickname – suppli al telefono. Any well-flavoured leftover rice, including paella, will do just fine.