In the Rice a Roni, what exactly is a Roni?!
Answers: Anything that isn't a foni.
whatevers not rice
It refers to "macaroni," once a generic term for pasta. The pasta in Rice a Roni is more specifically orzo, tiny little grain shaped pieces.
The term "roni"is short for macaroni.Most likley there are broken pieces of vermicelli in there which is a thinner version of spaghetti.
MacaRONI, duh.
macaroni