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Also known as risoni

Orzo (, ; ; from Latin ), also known in Italy as '''''' (; 'large [grains of] rice'), and popular in Greek cuisine as kritharaki (κριθαράκι), is a form of short-cut pasta shaped like a large grain of rice. Orzo is made from flour, often with semolina.

Key facts

Food.name
Orzo
Food.image
Orzo.jpg
Food.image_size
250px
Food.caption
Uncooked orzo
Food.alternate_name
Risoni, pépinettes, piñones, ptitim, riewele
Food.country
Mediterranean basin
Food.type
Pasta
Food.main_ingredient
Durum wheat

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
type of pasta
Subclass of
şehriye
Country of origin
Italy
Material used
wheat flour
Image
Orzo.jpg
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Commons category
Orzo
different from
risotto
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Encyclopedic overview

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Orzo (, ; ; from Latin ), also known in Italy as '''''' (; 'large [grains of] rice'), and popular in Greek cuisine as kritharaki (κριθαράκι), is a form of short-cut pasta shaped like a large grain of rice. Orzo is made from flour, often with semolina.

The name is common for this pasta shape in North America, but less so in Italy, where the word usually means 'barley'.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “orzo” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.