DeLallo Organic Orzo is a pastina, or a tiny pasta cut, famous for its role in soups. These days, orzo is more than just a soup pasta, starring in picnic pasta salads, cheesy side dishes and more. Its name, orzo, comes from its tiny “barley” shape, which is slightly larger than a grain of rice.
DeLallo Organic Pasta comes from the town where pasta was born, a region near Naples, at the beginning of the Amalfi Coast. The art of making our pasta begins with the very best quality certified organic wheat. We carefully choose certified-organic wheat with the highest gluten index, gluten content and protein content. All of these characteristics affect how the pasta cooks, as well as its taste and texture. The durum wheat is milled into coarse ground semolina flour and then carefully kneaded with cold, fresh, mineral-rich mountain spring water. We dry our pasta slowly at low temperatures to reproduce the traditional way of making pasta. This method respects the ingredients, preserving the pasta’s color, texture and aroma.
- Made in Italy.
- Crafted with premium certified-organic durum wheat.
- Extruded with artisanal bronze dies for a rougher surface to better absorb sauces.
- Cooks up perfectly al dente—a texture that is both tender but firm to the bite.
- Pasta is dried slowly at low temperatures to retain its fresh-bread flavor, nutrients and the ideal texture.
- A tiny pasta cut with endless possibilities.
- Kosher.
- Non GMO.
- Preservative free.
- Vegan/vegetarian.
Kitchen and Usage Tips:
Organic Orzo is a small, yet versatile, pasta cut perfect for broth-based soups like Italian Wedding Soup, Stuffed Pepper Soup and Lemon Chicken Orzo Soup. This tiny pasta is great in colorful side dishes along with fresh herbs, seasonal roasted veggies and grated Parmigiano-Reggiano. Create an orzo macaroni and cheese baked pasta dish. When it comes to summer pasta recipes, orzo makes an excellent feature in cold pasta salads. You can use orzo as a substitute for rice in nearly any recipe.
Frequently Asked Questions:
What is organic orzo?
Orzo is a small pasta shape named for its tiny “barley” shape. Known as a pastina, orzo is famous for being used in soups, but it can be used to create so much more. Organic orzo is made with semolina flour from ground up wheat that is certified organic. Learn more about orzo here.
What is the difference between orzo and organic orzo?
The difference between DeLallo Orzo and DeLallo Organic Orzo is in the durum wheat. Both feature premium quality durum wheat, but the wheat used in our Organic Orzo is certified organic.
What is the difference between orzo and whole-wheat orzo?
The difference between DeLallo Orzo and DeLallo Organic Whole-Wheat Orzo is that our Organic Whole-Wheat variety features certified-organic durum wheat, where the whole kernel of wheat is ground into semolina flour.
