Traditional Pasta - Kritharaki (Orzo) from Crete

Name: Traditional Pasta - Kritharaki (Orzo) from Crete
Brand: yiayia and friends
SKU: YIA-U66SR4YT76
Price: 1400 JPY
Availability: InStock

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Greek orzo, small as a grain of rice. Baked in stock it drinks everything around it and turns a plain dish creamy without any cream at all.

OriginGreece

Net weight500 g

DietaryVegetarian

01Why we love it

We love how it behaves in the oven. Baked in stock, kritharaki drinks everything around it and turns a plain dish into something creamy without any cream at all.

02Thoughtfully sourced

Made on Crete from durum wheat semolina with fresh pasteurised eggs and cow’s milk, following a shape Greek kitchens have used for generations.

03How We Use It

We bake it in stock with tomato and meat for a youvetsi, or drop a handful into soup to give it body.

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Details

Ingredients

Durum wheat semolina (98%), fresh pasteurised eggs (1%), pasteurised cow’s milk (1%).

Allergens

Wheat (gluten), eggs, milk.

Dietary information

Vegetarian.

Country of Origin

Greece

Net Weight

500 g

Storage & care

Store at room temperature in a dry place. Close the box after opening.

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From the maker

Baked in stock, it drinks everything around it.

Quick Recipe

Baked Kritharaki with Tomato

The dish that made orzo famous

Prep40 minutes

DifficultyEasy

Serves4

Ingredients

Kritharaki
Chopped tomatoes
Stock
Extra virgin olive oil
Onion
Grated hard cheese

Method

Soften the onion in olive oil in an oven dish.
Add the tomatoes and cook for a few minutes.
Stir in the kritharaki and pour over the hot stock — roughly twice its volume.
Bake until the liquid is absorbed, then finish with grated cheese.

To enjoy
Serve straight from the dish, while it is still bubbling at the edges.

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