Where can i buy Orzo (pasta?)

MinnieSpender

I get mine from a local deli (Polish but they sell all sorts).

I found this online seller for you:-

http://www.wildfoods.com/category.cfm?getcatid=16

but it's out of stock at the moment. May be worth keeping an eye out for?

Juicy_Tube

Thanks all so far for your replies.

Interestingly, I went to a (supposed)'italian' deli today and they said "what's that?":eek:

JT x

lguk

I bought some today from World Foods, Kensington High Street.

LG

Quasar

Orzo is the Italian for barlely, plain old barley.

Quasar

Juicy_Tube wrote: »

Thanks all so far for your replies.

Interestingly, I went to a (supposed)'italian' deli today and they said "what's that?":eek:

JT x

LOL if you asked for just "orzo" it would have been like asking for wheat or maize - not a product as such and not usually carried in an Italian shop. I expect there are some barley products that are marketed here as "Orzo" but it is unlikely you would find an Italian product with just that name. Maybe there are, but I'd be surprised.

LouBlue

Quasar wrote: »

Orzo is the Italian for barlely, plain old barley.

As per, the fountain of all knowledge.

Quasar

LouBlue wrote: »

As per, the fountain of all knowledge.

Of course

Actually, I sometimes cook barley instead of rice, and it makes a very nice change. Great with chicken.

Slightly off topic, wheat is also a good alternative to rice, but it needs to be soaked overnight as it's very hard. It's also rather sweet. I used to sprout wheat but the sweetness incresases considerably and I just could not stomach it.

Mamabear

Do you mean the ersatz coffee-type stuff?
My Nonno used to make a cuo every night and my daughter knows it as 'tiddley coffee?' :rotfl:

Erm, never seen it in the uk, but if I was looking fir it i'd try http://shop.fratellicamisa.co.uk/

HTH
Anne

Gingernutmeg

I thought that Orzo was a Greek/Cypriot pasta that's shaped into small ovals? I buy it regularly, I live near a couple of Greek/Cypriot grocers and they often have it in. There's a branch of TFC (Turkish Food Company?) near me too and I've bought it from there, I think it was about 59p for a 500g bag. We had it with stifado the other night and it was very good.

Quasar

Gingernutmeg wrote: »

I thought that Orzo was a Greek/Cypriot pasta that's shaped into small ovals? I buy it regularly, I live near a couple of Greek/Cypriot grocers and they often have it in. There's a branch of TFC (Turkish Food Company?) near me too and I've bought it from there, I think it was about 59p for a 500g bag. We had it with stifado the other night and it was very good.

It might well be, and that the word is merely similar to the Italian one but with totally different meaning.