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dischi volanti

pasta 'flying saucers'

There are no flies on Italian pasta designers: this shape was created in the late 1940s, after the first flying saucers were spotted in the USA, and have been going strong ever since.

Pasta Shapes and Dishes

Text © Dana Facaros & Michael Pauls

Image by Charley