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| Type | Pasta |
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| Place of origin | Italy |
| Region or state | Sicily |
Casarecce (from Italian casereccio, which means 'homemade') [1] are short twists of pasta originating from Sicily which appear rolled up on themselves like a scroll. [2]
Casarecce pairs well with cream/cheese, meat, napolitana, seafood, pesto and vegetables. [1]
Vermicelli is a traditional type of pasta round in section similar to spaghetti. In English-speaking regions it is usually thinner than spaghetti, while in Italy it is thicker.
Tortellini are stuffed pasta originally from the Italian region of Emilia. Traditionally they are stuffed with a mix of meat, Parmesan cheese, egg and nutmeg and served in capon broth.
Penne alla vodka is a pasta dish made primarily with vodka and penne, usually accompanied with heavy cream, crushed tomatoes or tomato sauce, onions, and sometimes small meats and vegetables like sausage, pancetta or peas. The alcohol apparently helps intensify and accentuate flavors in the dish, among other claims.
Paolo Barilla is a businessman and a former Formula One driver who raced for the Minardi team. He is now the Deputy Chairman of the Barilla Group and, as of January 2017, had a net worth of US$1.39 billion.
Penne is an extruded type of pasta with cylinder-shaped pieces, their ends cut at an angle. Penne usually made from wheat flour. Penne is the plural form of the Italian penna, deriving from Latin penna, and is a cognate of the English word pen. When this format was created, it was intended to imitate the then-ubiquitous steel nib of fountain and dip pens.
Campanelle, is a type of pasta which is shaped like a cone with a ruffled edge, or a bell-like flower. It is also sometimes referred to as gigli or trompetti. It is intended to be served with a thick sauce, or in a casserole.
Fusilli are a variety of pasta from southern Italy, with a helical (corkscrew) or helicoidal shapes.
Cavatappi is macaroni formed in a helical tube shape. Certain areas of the US and Canada may also refer to it as "double elbows" or "scoobi doo" pasta, purportedly because of their resemblance to Scoubidou.
Barilla G. e R. Fratelli S.p.A. is an Italian multinational food company. It is the world's largest pasta producer.
Pastamania is a Singaporean fast casual restaurant chain that specialises in Italian cuisine. It offers mainly pasta and also sells pizza. Aside from Singapore, the restaurant also has outlets in various other countries.
Piccata is an Italian dish of thin pan-fried flour-dredged meat in a sauce of lemon juice, butter, parsley, and often capers. In Italian cuisine piccata is prepared using veal, whereas in Italian-American cuisine, chicken is more commonly used. A similar dish, pesce spada con capperi e limone, is made with swordfish.
The New World Pasta Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Ebro Foods, was a retail branded pasta manufacturer in North America. New World Pasta headquarters was in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The company was formed in 1999 when the Hershey Company's pasta business was divested to a private equity group. After its formation, New World Pasta acquired the four remaining brands of Borden's pasta business in July 2001 that the American Italian Pasta Company had not purchased a month earlier. New World Pasta declared bankruptcy in 2004. In 2006 it was acquired by Ebro Puleva S.A., a food company based in Spain.
Bavette are a type of pasta. They are a ribbon noodle narrower than tagliatelle, with a cross-section like flattened spaghetti, similar to linguine. This type of pasta originated in Genoa, Italy, and is the most typical Ligurian pasta shape. Bavette is arguably one of the more ancient types of long pasta. The dish is frequently paired with traditional pesto sauces, but also pairs well with vegetables.
Voiello is an Italian food company based in Torre Annunziata, specialized in pasta manufacturing. It operates under Barilla Group as a premium brand.
Spaghetti alla chitarra, also known as maccheroni alla chitarra, is a variety of egg pasta typical of the Abruzzo region of Italy, with a square cross section about 2–3 mm thick. Tonnarelli are a similar pasta from Lazio, used especially in the Roman cacio e pepe. Ciriole, traditionally from Molise, is the thicker version of chitarra, approximately twice the thickness of spaghetti. Because the pasta are cut from a sheet rather than extruded through a die, spaghetti alla chitarra are square rather than round in cross-section.
The gnocco fritto or crescentina is an Italian bread from the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy, prepared using flour, water and lard as primary ingredients. Cracklings are sometimes used in its preparation as well. In Emilia-Romagna, it is typically sliced into diamond shapes and then fried, and may be accompanied with cheese and salumi. When it is fried, the bread puffs up, and it may include yeast or baking soda to leaven it. Versions prepared with milk are softer than those prepared with water. It may be served either as an appetizer or as a main dish. Despite the name by which in Italy it is often referred to as a kind of gnocchi, it is technically not.
Guido Barilla is an Italian billionaire businessman, and the chairman of Barilla Group, the world's largest pasta company, which is 85% owned by Guido, a sister and two brothers.
Tortiglioni are a type of pasta similar to rigatoni, but larger and with deeper grooves which spiral around the pasta.
Fileja is a type of pasta typically from the province of Vibo Valentia, Calabria. Made of durum wheat semolina and water, they are prepared by wrapping a sheet of pasta around a thin cane (dinaciulu), creating a hollow tube approximately 20 cm in length.
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