Orzo is a pasta made with wheat. It resembles rice and it is usually OK to substitute rice or quinoa in recipies that call for orzo.

Triticale and bulgar are varieties of wheat. Some people who are on a wheat free diet report that they can tolerate triticale and/or bulgar but they are definitely not gluten free.

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