Grainy stuff that grows in paddy fields. Not to be confused, though easily confused — hell I was confused for 49 years about this — with orzo, and its various Mediterranean equivalents, of varying rotundity.

Carbohydrates Anatomy™
Some organic compounds with hydrogen and oxygen in a 2:1 ratio, yesterday.
Part of the JC’s occasional series on carbohydrates
Pasta | rice | questioning | bread | fruit
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