---
title: Pane d'Orzo
tagline: The carpasina.
description: Barley bread, or carpasina, one of the oldest products of western Liguria. Hard, to be soaked and dressed with tomato, garlic, basil and oil.
order: 4
photo: orzo
ingredients: [barley flour, water, salt]
allergens: [barley (gluten)]
formats: [discs]
---
Pane d'Orzo, also known as Carpasina after the nearby village of Carpasio, is one of the oldest traditional products of western Liguria.

Similar to a frisella, it comes as a small disc just a few centimetres across, and it's very hard. That hardness is what gave it a long shelf life, back when shepherds stocked up on it for the seasonal move of their flocks.

Moisten it with a splash of water and dress it as you like: tomato, garlic, basil and olive oil.