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Fusillo, the singular form of fusilli, means 'little spindle' in Italian. [2] Fusilli are traditionally made by wrapping pasta dough around a spindle, or fuso in Italian. . Fusilli are believed to be of Arab derivation, and are known as busiata in Sicily and busa in Sardinia, the two Italian regions where Muslim civilization first penetrate
Fusilli: Long, thick, corkscrew-shaped pasta that may be solid or hollow. The word fusilli presumably comes from Italian: fuso, meaning "spindle". [71] Eliche, girandole, rotini, tortiglioni, spirali [9] [71] Fusilli bucati: A hollow version of fusilli. [72] Note: different shapes can be attached to this name.
It should not be confused with fusilli, which, despite also being commonly referred to as "corkscrew pasta", is a different shape altogether. The distinguishing characteristics being fusilli's flat twist, rather than cavatappi's hollow tube shape. Cavatappi is usually scored with lines or ridges (rigati in Italian) on the surface.
Rotini and fusilli are actually quite different, and I don't think they should be treated as synonymous. BTW in reply to the post above, rotini *is* a spiral, that's one of the differences.-- Anchoress 05:26, 17 June 2006 (UTC) [ reply ]
Pasta is also often used as a complementary ingredient in some soups, but these are not considered "pasta dishes" (except for the category pasta in brodo or 'pasta in broth'). [ 3 ] The various kinds of pasta are categorized as: pasta secca (dried pasta), pasta fresca (fresh pasta), pasta all’uovo (egg pasta), pasta ripiena (filled pasta or ...
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