Cavatappi
Cavatappi are hollow pasta curls whose shape recalls a corkscrew.
- Shape
- Hollow corkscrew curls
- Try with
- Dense sauces or pasta salad
Sauces for the corkscrew curl
The curl gives this format its name. For its ridged cavatappi, De Cecco recommends dense meat, fish, vegetable or cheese sauces and also pasta salads. Try a vegetable sauce when you want the curl, rather than a long strand, to be the focus of the plate.
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