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Versatile Like Orzo
Orzo, a pasta that resembles rice, cooks quickly and looks attractive on a plate. Its versatility is perhaps its biggest advantage – but do you have orzo in your kitchen?
WHERE DOES ORZO COME FROM?
In many countries this kind of rice is nothing new. Orzo has been present on Mediterranean menus a long time. Initially, it was used in soups or as an ingredient in cold salads, e.g. tabbouleh, as well as a rice substitute in traditional dishes like risotto or pilaf. Today, this kind of pasta is most often found in Arabic, Turkish, Greek or Italian dishes. Although the name orzo derives from Italian, it’s called differently in each country of origin.
it was added to other dishes like pilaf. You can easily use orzo for mac-n-cheese or as an ingredient for stuffed peppers or pumpkins. Today, orzo is widely used in crunchy and nutritious salads and stews. It goes very well with roasted and grilled vegetables too. All the dishes you create with orzo are both healthy and nutritious. Therefore, it is a perfect breakfast ingredient, both as a milk soup with a bit of cinnamon and apple pieces, as well as fried eggs and bacon or tomato salsa.
THE SECRET OF ORZO…
A PLACE FOR ORZO LOVERS
Orzo, like many other traditional pastas, is made from durum wheat flour called semolina. Durum is a high-protein grain particularly rich in vitamins and contains a lot of fats and folic acid. Unfortunately, the cooking process may deprive it of these valuable properties. Nevertheless, the minerals contained in durum are more immune to the cooking process. When cooking durum pasta, the compounds of phosphorus, potassium, iron, copper, manganese and zinc are preserved. The delicate and slightly buttery orzo seasoned with a little olive oil and a pinch of sea salt is an ideal base for creating an unlimited number of more or less complex, healthy dishes.
VARIETY OF WAYS YOU CAN USE ORZO IN THE KITCHEN Originally orzo was used mainly in soups, but with time,
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Warsaw Insider | MARCH 2018
For fans of healthy, delicious pasta dishes there’s a new spot on the map of Warsaw and Krakow: ORZO - a place of creative culinary adventures in an extremely pleasant and relaxed atmosphere. The menu includes dishes based on orzo pasta. For example, ORZO FRIED SHRIMPS where orzo plays the role of Chinese fried rice with kimchi. This is the top spot on the menu, prepared especially for fans of colorful and juicy shrimps - try mixing it with egg yolk! You will also find orzo on the breakfast menu accompanied by salmon, guacamole, pike eggs with crunchy salads and mango salsa or as a side to meaty main courses. Orzo Pl. Konstytucji 5 (Warsaw) / ul. Lipowa 4A (Kraków), orzo.pl