Where Has the Orzo Gone?
Ok, maybe it's a Princeton-specific problem... So, I've been to McCaffrey's, Whole Foods, and Whole Earth and I cannot find Orzo anywhere! Not in the bulk bins, not in a package. I did see some at the Italian deli stand in the Trenton Farmers' Market, but it was Sunday, so they were closed.
Is it just me or is there something I should know about Orzo?!
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HillJ
Oct 6, 2009 06:01 AM
Orzo is back!! Probably one of those food happenings where an uncommon ingred. gets a media boost (like the NYT recipes for risotto using orzo) and the few boxes on the shelf get nabbed quick. Since this post, I've come across orzo everywhere....same with the canned pumpkin "shortage".... cases of Libby's canned pumpkin are everywhere!
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Maybe there was a rush on it because of this article: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/30/din...
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re: Heatherb
Not as far as I could see, although we didn't look in the bulk bins last week, just yesterday (still nothing).
However, my Mom finally remembered to ask someone at one of the aforementioned markets. Turns out that orzo is apparently a major hit at the Jewish Holidays, so local markets were sold out! Go know...as my grandmother (who never served orzo at Rosh Hashana or Yom Kippur) would've said.
Not to belabor this point, but Mom and I were pretty surprised. After all, between her grandmother, mother, and the two of us, we've been cooking for the holidays for generations! I thought, hmm, perhaps a Sephardic tradition? But really, how many Sephardim are there in the greater Princeton area? We're not exactly living near Deal...
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Foody4life
Oct 1, 2009 03:42 PM
I had the same dilemma on Monday! Stood in the rice/pasta aisle forever at Wegmans looking for it. Nothing. Went to McCaffrey's Princeton and found it - blue Barilla box in the pasta section. Went back to Wegman's today and see they have lots of Orzo in the Wegman's brand pasta section with the green box. Guess I was blinded on Monday. : )
