Ditali
Ditali are very short, straight-cut pasta tubes named for the shape of a sewing thimble.
- Shape
- Very short straight-cut tubes
- Try with
- Vegetable or legume soups
Soups for an open thimble
The thimble shape stays open at both ends. De Cecco recommends its smooth ditali in vegetable or legume soups and minestrone, as well as sauced pasta. For the latter, its advice is to use a sauce fluid enough to enter the hollow.
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