Orzo
The name orzo is common for this pasta shape in North America, but less so in Italy, where the word usually still means 'barley'.[citation needed] Orzo is essentially identical to the κριθαράκι (kritharáki, lit.'little barley'), or μανέστρα (manestra when in soup) in Greek cuisine, arpa şehriye (lit.In Spain, the equivalent pasta is called piñones (also the Spanish word for 'pine nuts', which orzo resembles[10]).[11] It is also part of the traditional cuisine of the east of France, from Lorraine to Provence, where orzo is called pépinettes or riewele depending on the region.