{"id":16492,"date":"2016-08-05T10:00:55","date_gmt":"2016-08-05T15:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/selectitaly.com\/blog\/?p=10492"},"modified":"2021-01-10T14:42:15","modified_gmt":"2021-01-10T14:42:15","slug":"which-pasta-is-on-your-plate-pasta-corta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/selectitaly.com\/blog\/food-wine\/which-pasta-is-on-your-plate-pasta-corta\/","title":{"rendered":"Which Pasta Is On Your Plate? (Pasta Corta)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When a menu is placed in front of you in Italy can you tell the difference between &#8220;<em>cavatelli<\/em>&#8221; or &#8220;<em>paccheri&#8221;? <\/em>An Italian can. Italians are very picky on what pasta goes with what sauce, and insist that each pasta has to have a story to tell.<\/p>\n<p>Present-day pasta tradition in Italy dates back to the early second millennium when it was hand-made by women in Sicily. This delicious simple Italian staple food is made from unleavened dough of durum wheat flour mixed with water and then molded to the desired shape. Today at the stores you can find pasta made out of many different cereals (rice, farro or whole wheat) and also of difference kinds for example dried (<em>secca),\u00a0<\/em>fresh (<em>fresca<\/em>) or Egg pasta (<em>all&#8217;uovo<\/em>). <strong>There are also more than 500 different types of pasta eaten in Italy and today we are going to delve into the stories behind a few of them<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Sit back, taste, and enjoy these fun facts and recipes of our favorite short pastas&#8230;<\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\">1. <em>Cavatelli<\/em><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_29433\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29433\" style=\"width: 655px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/selectitaly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/538px-Cavatelli.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-29433\" src=\"https:\/\/selectitaly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/538px-Cavatelli.jpg\" alt=\"pasta\" width=\"655\" height=\"730\" srcset=\"https:\/\/selectitaly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/538px-Cavatelli.jpg 538w, https:\/\/selectitaly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/538px-Cavatelli-269x300.jpg 269w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 655px) 100vw, 655px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-29433\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cavatelli (credits: <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Cavatelli.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Luigi Scorcia<\/a> &#8211; Wikimedia)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This pasta has several different names depending on the dialect : <em>cavadeel, gavateel, cavatelli<\/em>. Let&#8217;s just say that <em>cavatelli<\/em> are the \u201crock stars\u201d of the dry pasta world of southern Italy.<\/p>\n<p>There is a legend surrounding <em>cavatelli<\/em> about a bride to be who had her thumb\u00a0inspected by her future mother-in law. Do you want to know why? Because if the finger looked well-used and somewhat worn, it was the tell-tale sign that she knew how to make <em>cavatelli <\/em>and this would maker her a great match. Talk about pressure!<\/p>\n<p>For those of you who want to try this at home, try this easy recipe: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.academiabarilla.com\/italian-recipes\/search-recipes\/cavatelli-with-tomato-marzotica-ricotta.aspx\"><em>Cavatelli<\/em> with Tomatoes and <em>Marzotica Ricotta<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>2. <em>Strozzapreti<\/em> (Priest Strangler)<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_29434\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29434\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/selectitaly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/800px-Strozzapreti_Pasta.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-29434\" src=\"https:\/\/selectitaly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/800px-Strozzapreti_Pasta.jpg\" alt=\"pasta \" width=\"730\" height=\"548\" srcset=\"https:\/\/selectitaly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/800px-Strozzapreti_Pasta.jpg 800w, https:\/\/selectitaly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/800px-Strozzapreti_Pasta-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/selectitaly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/800px-Strozzapreti_Pasta-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/selectitaly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/800px-Strozzapreti_Pasta-320x240.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-29434\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Strozzapreti, pasta with a delicious twist!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This pasta mainly hails from Emilia Romagna and Tuscany, which include two famous destinations you can&#8217;t afford to miss, Bologna and Florence.<\/p>\n<p>One of the most famous stories surrounding this pasta is about a gluttonous priest who was so enchanted by the savory pasta that he ate too quickly and choked himself to death. This story was told especially in Romagna were there was a hateful attitude towards clergy.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">A second story involves the &#8220;<em>azdora<\/em>&#8221; (&#8220;housewife&#8221; in the Romagna&#8217;s dialect), who &#8220;chokes&#8221; the dough strips to make the <em>strozzapreti<\/em>: the &#8220;<em>azdora<\/em>&#8221; could express such a rage that she could even strangle a priest!<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">This pasta is delicious with <a title=\"strozzapreti with tomato pancetta sauce\" href=\"http:\/\/www.foodandwine.com\/recipes\/strozzapreti-with-tomato-pancetta-sauce\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">fresh tomato sauce and <em>pancetta<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\">3. <em>Croxetti<\/em><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_29441\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29441\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/selectitaly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Freshly_stamped_corzetti_pasta_disc.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-29441\" src=\"https:\/\/selectitaly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Freshly_stamped_corzetti_pasta_disc.jpg\" alt=\"pasta\" width=\"730\" height=\"548\" srcset=\"https:\/\/selectitaly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Freshly_stamped_corzetti_pasta_disc.jpg 640w, https:\/\/selectitaly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Freshly_stamped_corzetti_pasta_disc-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/selectitaly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Freshly_stamped_corzetti_pasta_disc-320x240.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-29441\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Freshly stamped corzetti pasta disc (credits: <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Freshly_stamped_corzetti_pasta_disc.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nick-philly<\/a> &#8211; Wikimedia)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A pasta that you don&#8217;t see around much, but originated in Liguria along the border with France during the middle ages is <em>Croxetti<\/em>, which\u00a0was traditionally made by hand for aristocratic families as a display of their wealth and status.\u00a0Today you won&#8217;t find the shape much but there is a small production of it near Genoa. It&#8217;s usually used for weddings or a special event, so it might be hard finding it on your store shelf or even at the mega-Italian superstore, Eataly.<\/p>\n<p>A typical recipe with this pasta is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.finecooking.com\/recipes\/croxetti-con-sugo-bianco.aspx\"><em>Croxetti<\/em> with white sauce<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\">4. <em>Schiaffoni<\/em> or <em>Paccheri<\/em> (Big Slaps)<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_29443\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29443\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/selectitaly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Paccheri_salsiccia_zafferano.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-29443\" src=\"https:\/\/selectitaly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Paccheri_salsiccia_zafferano.jpg\" alt=\"Pasta\" width=\"730\" height=\"548\" srcset=\"https:\/\/selectitaly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Paccheri_salsiccia_zafferano.jpg 640w, https:\/\/selectitaly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Paccheri_salsiccia_zafferano-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/selectitaly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Paccheri_salsiccia_zafferano-320x240.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-29443\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(credits: <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Paccheri_salsiccia_zafferano.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fabrizio Cornalba<\/a> &#8211; Wikimedia)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">This pasta is well known in the south where many dishes are made with fish. Fish fit to perfection with it since the chunky fish sauce will fill up the large hole, giving you a satisfying bite of the combined sauce and pasta: don&#8217;t waste any time buying seafood and tomatoes to make a delicious <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ricardocuisine.com\/recipes\/3811-italian-style-seafood-pasta-mezzi-paccheri-i-frutti-di-mare-\">pasta sauce<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Legend has it that the <em>paccheri<\/em> shape was invented as a way to smuggle garlic cloves in each piece. Italian farmers, being very\u00a0patriotic, thought no garlic had the same taste as the one from their own land and when the Prussian government banned the trade of the cloves they would smuggle it inside the pasta to make sure to have only the best.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">This story still rings true today: how many Italians and Italian visitors still leave their country wanting to bring back olive oil, pasta and cured meat?<\/p>\n<h3><b>\u00a0<\/b>5. <em>Orecchiette<\/em> (Small Ears)<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_29444\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29444\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/selectitaly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/800px-Orecchiette_Pasta.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-29444\" src=\"https:\/\/selectitaly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/800px-Orecchiette_Pasta.jpg\" alt=\"pasta\" width=\"730\" height=\"548\" srcset=\"https:\/\/selectitaly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/800px-Orecchiette_Pasta.jpg 800w, https:\/\/selectitaly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/800px-Orecchiette_Pasta-128x96.jpg 128w, https:\/\/selectitaly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/800px-Orecchiette_Pasta-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/selectitaly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/800px-Orecchiette_Pasta-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/selectitaly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/800px-Orecchiette_Pasta-320x240.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-29444\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(credits: <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Orecchiette_Pasta.JPG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Liveon001 \u00a9 Travis K. Witt<\/a> &#8211; Wikimedia)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This pasta comes from Apulia, a region of Southern Italy very famous for the <em><a title=\"Yours Trulli: Six Reasons To Love Puglia\" href=\"https:\/\/selectitaly.com\/blog\/italy-travel-destinations\/yours-trulli-six-reasons-to-love-puglia\/\">trulli,<\/a><\/em> or old stone houses with a conical roof built without mortar. (Want to witness these peculiar houses? The town of Alberobello has so many <em>trulli<\/em> that it has been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List!). Inside these houses, Pugliese women made <em>orecchiette<\/em>, which simply means &#8220;little ears&#8221; and which goes excellently with vegetable sauce.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Now do you feel ready to be the pasta\u00a0connoisseur\u00a0at your next dinner party? Stay tuned for more shapes and tell us which kind of pastas you are curious to learn more about!<\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pasta in italy is one of the staple foods along with espresso and wine. Pasta has a story for each kind as well as a specific or special sauce that fits to it. 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