Orzo (also known as Risoni) is a tiny, dried shape of pasta looking like rice grains. According to the Italians, the grains look like barley. For this reason the product is called Orzo, which means barley in Italian. This is a well known pasta variety in most countries arround the Mediterranean Sea. In Israel it is known as ‘ptim’, in Greece they call it ‘kritharáki’ and in Turkey ‘arpa şehriye’. Also in Arabia the product is well known.
There are many ways to prepare Orzo, other than soup. For example as a pasta with a richt tomato sauce or pesto. Or as pilav with grilled vegetables. But above all, this product is very suitable to use for a quick risotto, called orzotto.
