Rome (national capital, Italy): The Seven Hills. 1  historic city and capital of Roma provincia (province), of Lazio regione (region), and of the country of Italy. Rome is located in the central portion of the Italian peninsula, on the Tiber River about 15 miles (24 km) inland from the Tyrrhenian Sea.
Trapunto. Trapunto is a word from the Italian that means âto embroiderâ. Trapunto has been used since the thirteenth century. It originated in Sicily, and the best known early example of this technique can be seen in the Tristan Quilt, an Italian tapestry from the late fourteenth century.
Orzo is indeed the Italian word for barley, but the orzo recipe you mention is for the barley shaped pasta known as orzo.With many pastas it is the shape that became the suggestion for the name. Orzo is a smallish pasta about the size and shape of barley.Similarly, riso is the shape of rice, farfalle is the shape of bow ties, pappardelle resembles paper, etc..ith many pastas it is the shape that became the suggestion for the name. Orzo is a smallish pasta about the size and shape of barley. Similarly, riso is the shape of rice, farfalle is the shape of bow ties, pappardelle resembles paper, etc..