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This is thin rod shaped pasta; it is between 0.033′ and 0.036′ thick. The origins of Capellini, with their evocative name (fine hair) and light consistency, are contested between the area around Genoa, Naples and the Ciociaria (central Italy). It is one of the thinnest types of long pasta wound into a nest shape. Even the name Capellini is reminiscent of the fine consistency of this type of pasta which is ideal for infants from 9 months old onwards to help them get used to eating food for grown-ups.
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Simple condiments are recommended for this type of pasta. It is excellent combined with butter dressings, such as uncooked butter and cheese, or melted butter with sage and cheese. Egg or fresh raw tomato based sauces are also excellent. Another way to enjoy Capellini is in a light, chicken broth. In addition to broths and pasta dishes with sauces, this pasta is also used to prepare oven-baked dishes in the Naples region.
Spaghetti is the most famous and sold type of pasta which has become over the years the symbol of the Italian culinary culture as well as worthy representative of Italy abroad. There are plenty of combinations: from fresh tomato sauce and basil, a tomato-based seafood, through the classic condiments like Carbonara and Cacio e Pepe to the vegetables. Cooking time: 9-11 minutes.
One of the most well-known and worldwide sold shapes of short pasta, it is traditionally combined with Rustichella d’Abruzzo Arrabbiata, Amatriciana, or Norma sauces or with a fresh and light condiment made with tuna, mozzarella and tomatoes or with scampi and zucchini. Cooking time: 10-12 minutes.
Often called angel hair this is the thinnest pasta made. Use a light delicate sauce. Ingredients: Durum wheat semolina and water. With a diameter between 0.85 mm and 0.92 mm, this type of thin spaghetti is among the most popular ones of Rustichella d’ Abruzzo line.
Made as a spiral or helix, fusilli is one of the most popular pasta cuts of Neapolitan lineage. Longer and denser, this fusillo (spindle) is an entwined cross that will capture sauce between its ridges. Cooking time: 9-11 minutes.
Often called angel hair this is the thinnest pasta made. Use a light delicate sauce. Ingredients: Durum wheat semolina and water. With a diameter between 0.85 mm and 0.92 mm, this type of thin spaghetti is among the most popular ones of Rustichella d’ Abruzzo line.