Orzo (pasta)
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 Uncooked orzo grains |
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| Origin | |
|---|---|
| Alternative name(s) | Risoni |
| Place of origin | Italy |
| Type | Pasta |
Orzo (Italian for "barley", from Latin hordeum),[1] also risoni (It.: "big rice") is a form of short-cut macaroni, shaped like a large grain of rice. Orzo can be served alone, as a soup accompaniment, as part of a salad, or baked in a casserole.
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Orzo is similar to kritharáki ("little barley") and manéstra in Greek cuisine, arpa şehriye in Turkish cooking, and lisān al-`uṣfūr ("songbird tongue") in Arabic cooking.
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