Oba Makarna Barley, 500g

This is a 500-gram package of a pasta shape known as Barley (Arpa Şehriye in Turkish) sold under the Oba Makarna brand. Despite the name, this product is not the actual grain barley, but rather a type of very small, rice-shaped pasta made from high-quality durum wheat semolina, similar to risoni or orzo. This little pasta shape is a staple in Turkish cuisine, prized for its ability to cook quickly and its versatile use. It is primarily used to be lightly toasted and then cooked with rice to create a fluffy rice pilaf (Şehriyeli Pilav), or it is added directly to brothy soups and stews for texture and substance.