orzo
Tiny soup pasta
Orzo is a small pasta shaped like grains of rice.
The name comes from Italian for barley, which it resembles.
Orzo appears in soups, salads, and pilafs, often where rice might otherwise be used: The soup had spinach and orzo.
It cooks quickly and absorbs flavors well.
Miniature pasta shapes
- ditaliniSmall tubular pasta shape
- couscousSteamed semolina granules
- macaroniShort curved pasta
- penneTubular pasta, angled cuts
fusilli · farfalle · rotini · alphabet pasta · egg noodles · baked pasta · boiled · al dente
Clear simmered meat liquid
- minestroneItalian vegetable soup
- chicken soupPoultry-based comfort food
- wedding soupItalian broth with meatballs
- vegetable soupBroth with cooked produce
consommé · stock · simmered · ladled · hearty · comfort food · warm · bowl
pastina
Miniature pasta shapes
penne · fusilli · farfalle · rotini · alphabet pasta · egg noodles · baked pasta · boiled · al dente · durum wheat
broth
Clear simmered meat liquid
- minestroneItalian vegetable soup
- chicken soupPoultry-based comfort food
- wedding soupItalian broth with meatballs
vegetable soup · consommé · stock · simmered · ladled · hearty · comfort food · warm · bowl
Mediterranean
Sea between Europe, Africa, Asia
olive · lemon · herb · dill · parsley · vinaigrette · side dish · potluck · picnic · tossed
toasted
Browned by heat
garlic · stock · side dish · fluffy · absorb · seasoned · Turkish · Greek · Middle Eastern
- pastinapastina, ditalini, alphabet pasta, alphabets
- Italian foodpasta, spaghetti, risotto, gnocchi, ravioli
- plantassauce, acacia, laurel, sequoia, ficus
- ingredientsflour, eggs, salt, pepper, sugar
- pastaspaghetti, penne, rigatoni, fusilli, farfalle
- Italian restaurantspaghetti, lasagna, fettuccine, ravioli, penne
orzolasagna sheets
Flat rectangular noodles
pappardelle · manicotti · cannelloni · lasagna · rigatoni
- orzo saladCold dish with rice-shaped pasta