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I am not situated anywhere near the US, so for a regular peasant like me Cavatappi is a pretty good pasta shape. It is a hollow tube that has been bent into a c
by bruce343434 3y ago
I am not situated anywhere near the US, so for a regular peasant like me Cavatappi is a pretty good pasta shape. It is a hollow tube that has been bent into a corkscrew shape, with ridges on the outside running lengthwise along the tube.
- Chunks get tangled in it
- Surface area to volume ratio is quite good (sauce)
- Tube means sauce goes inside
It is a better macaroni (which is my second favourite shape).
- shermantanktop 3y agoAgree, cavatappi is great. Works well for baked mac and cheese - at least the kind I like, which is not swimming in cheese goo.
- solardev 3y agoThat looks delicious! Pasta noob here. Will have to look for it next time. All these noodle names are so hard to remember for someone who doesn't speak the language (Italian?) Like if these were just called corkscrew noodles, they'd be easier to remember and find. To this day I still don't really understand how linguini and fettucini are different, but I just like them because they're flat.
- bruce343434 3y agoFunny enough, the Italian word for "corkscrew" is "cavatappi".
- solardev 3y agoHa senso!