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torchietti

pasta 'torches'

Or rather, many pasta shapes. At least twenty of them around Italy, none exactly the same but all delicate and pretty; the word means 'little torches'. Also known torcoletti.

Chocolates or cookies in a similar shape are also sometimes called torchietti.

Emilia-Romagna

Pasta Shapes and Dishes

Text © Dana Facaros & Michael Pauls

Image by ilcorvopasta