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Some grainy stuff that is not rice, yesterday

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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.

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

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-[[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) isn't rice at all, but is tiny bits of ''[[pasta]]''.
+[[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.
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+[https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/collection/orzo Some nice BBC recipes using orzo]
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