Mafaldine

Type of pasta
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Mafalde
Mafalde pasta in a vodka sauce
TypePasta
Place of originItaly
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Mafaldine, also known as reginette (Italian for 'little queens') or simply mafalda or mafalde, is a type of ribbon-shaped pasta.

History

It comes from the Naples area, where they were once called fettuccelle ricce.[1] Mafaldine were named in honor of the birth of Princess Mafalda of Savoy (thus the alternative name "little queens").[2]

Mafaldine is prepared similarly to other ribbon-based pasta such as linguine and fettuccine. It is flat and wide, usually about 1 cm (½ inch) in width, with wavy edges on both sides with a curl at the ends that remains well defined even after cooking.[3]

Tripoline

Tripoline (Italian: [tripoˈliːne]) is a type of ribbon pasta noodles, similar to mafaldine. It is a thick ribbon ridged on one side,[4] and is often found in baked pasta dishes.

It is believed that this pasta shape originated in the Campania region.[5]

In the 1930s, Fascist Italy celebrated its colonial empire by creating new forms of pasta reminiscent of its African possessions: tripoline (Tripoli), bengazine (Benghazi), assabesi (Assab) and abissine (Abyssinia).

See also

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References

  1. ^ "Mafaldine", DeCecco
  2. ^ Phillips, Kyle. "Reginette". about.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2009-07-03.
  3. ^ "Mafaldine (Reginette)", Gusti d’Italia S.r.l
  4. ^ "Tripoline". Granoro. Archived from the original on 2015-12-22. Retrieved 2015-12-11.
  5. ^ "Tripoline", National Pasta Association

External links

  • Mafaldine at the Pasta Project
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