Pasta allo scarpariello is a pasta dish from the city of Naples and the town of Aversa, Campania. [1] [2]
It is typically made with spaghetti, tomatoes, pecorino romano , Parmigiano Reggiano, basil, chili pepper, extra virgin olive oil, garlic, and salt. In Campania, it is also made with scialatielli pasta and yellow tomatoes. [3]
Its name literally means "shoemaker's pasta", referencing an earlier time in the history of Naples of poverty when a shoemaker or cobbler might have been paid in-kind with a meal rather than money. [4] [5] [6] The word for 'cobbler' is scarparo in Italian language. [7]
