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Packsize | 12/1.1 LB TRAY |
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Torchio, meaning press in Italian, is shaped as a grill or hydraulic press. The torch-like shape, also known as campane (bells), has different textures when cooked and will cup sauce beautifully. Serve with meat or vegetable ragù so that the sauce will be cupped in the shape. Perfect for Puttanesca sauce or with peas and sausage. Cooking time: 10-13 minutes.
Packsize | 12/1.1 LB TRAY |
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Serve with meat or vegetable ragu so that the sauce will be cupped in the shape. Perfect for Puttanesca sauce or with peas and sausage.
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.
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.
Similar to thicker Spaghetti, they take their name from the hole in the middle. It is a very famous shape from Rome to Sicily. It combines well with full-bodied sauces such as Amatriciana (made with pork or bacon and tomato) without disdaining a fish-based condiment such as sardines and mussels, typical Sicilian dishes. Cooking time: 10-12 minutes.
Cannelloni, meaning large reeds in Italian, are usually large sheets of pasta rolled around stuffing and then baked. After World War II, the shape became very famous in the US as Manicotti. Made with a sheet of wheat flour extruded through bronze and dried slowly at low temperature, the Cannelloni are only to be seasoned and bake directly raw for 40 minutes.
Shape similar to spaghetti but with higher thickness and a square section instead of round, which is named after the typical tool used for its preparation (called chitarra), which gives this pasta a firm texture that can capture completely the condiment, ranging from a simple but delicious tomato and basil sauce, to a more full-bodied and rustic one like sausage and radicchio. Cooking time: 9-11 minutes.