what's the difference between rissoto and orzo

[buddie]

does someone know the difference between rissoto and orzo.

is it just a shape thing? is it the simple difference of preferring linguine over angel hair pasta?

[funnybone]

Rizotto is a rice and orzo is a pasta.

[aggie94]

Ditto what funnybone said. Orzo looks like little grains of rice, but it's pasta. And risotto is a dish that you make with arborio rice, which is a short-grained rice. Two totally different things.

[beejayw1]

One's a dish made with rice, another is a pasta that is sometimes used to mimic rice.

[buddie]

THANK YOU!!!

YEAH! i am glad to finally learn this difference.... now i know why i like orzo better :D