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Some pasta varieties are uniquely regional and not widely known; many types have different names based on region or language. For example, the cut rotelle is also called ruote in Italy and 'wagon wheels' in the United States. Manufacturers and cooks often invent new shapes of pasta, or may rename pre-existing shapes for marketing reasons.
Cavatappi is a type of macaroni, or thick, hollow pasta that is made without using eggs. [citation needed] It may be yellow in color, like most pastas, or have vegetables or a food coloring added to make it green or red. It can be used in a variety of dishes, including salads, soups, and casseroles.
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It comes from the Naples area, where they were once called fettuccelle ricce. [1] Mafaldine were named in honor of the birth of Princess Mafalda of Savoy (thus the alternative name "little queens"). [2] Mafaldine is prepared similarly to other ribbon-based pasta such as linguine and fettuccine. It is flat and wide, usually about 1 cm (½ inch ...
As the meat and pasta cook, they make a yogurt sauce right in the container by simply adding a little salt and freshly pressed garlic. It’s a “universal” sauce in their household, Paul says ...
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A dish of spaghetti alla chitarra, a long egg pasta with a square cross-section (about 2–3 mm thick), whose name comes from the tool (the so-called chitarra, literally "guitar") this pasta is produced with, a tool which gives spaghetti its name, shape and a porous texture that allows pasta sauce to adhere well. The chitarra is a frame with a ...
Warning: Explicit language below. Now, here's a trivia question to put your culinary skills to the test. Do you know the technical name for a single strand of spaghetti?