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So that rice you get with kebabs in Mediterranean cooking (orzo in Italian, κριθαράκι in Greek; arpa şehriye in Turkish and and لسان العصفور in Arabic) isn't rice at all, but is tiny bits of pasta. Orzo’s fluid identity has lead to some controversy in the metaphor department, and of the incident and the Carbohydrate Olympics, the less said the better.

Interesting: the traditional Israeli פתיתים‎, is similar, but not the same, being typically spheroid rather than grain-shaped.

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+{{a|carbs|[[File:Orzo.jpg|350px|thumb|center|Some grainy stuff that is ''not'' [[rice]], yesterday]]}}So that [[rice]] you get with kebabs in Mediterranean cooking ([[orzo]] in Italian, [[κριθαράκι]] in Greek; [[arpa şehriye]] in Turkish and and [[لسان العصفور]] in Arabic) isn't rice at all, but is tiny bits of ''[[pasta]]''. Orzo’s fluid identity has lead to some controversy in the {{t|metaphor}} department, and of the incident and the [[Carbohydrate Olympics]], the less said the better.
-[[File:Orzo.jpg|350px|thumb|center|Some grainy stuff that is ''not'' [[rice]], yesterday]]}}So that [[rice]] you get with kebabs in Mediterranean cooking ([[orzo]] in Italian, [[κριθαράκι]] in Greek; [[arpa şehriye]] in Turkish and and [[لسان العصفور]] in Arabic) isn't rice at all, but is tiny bits of ''[[pasta]]''.
 Interesting: the traditional Israeli [[פתיתים‎]], is similar, but not the same, being typically spheroid rather than grain-shaped.