Barilla decided to name it after one of the most famous showpeople of the time, Adriano Celentano, who was nicknamed "il molleggiato". These produced pasta in a spiral or spring ( molla in Italian) shape. This particular shape was born in the 1970s at Barilla in Parma when a set of pasta dies had been mistakenly made with a spiral (instead of straight) set of lines. It is known by many other names.Ĭavatappi is a generic name adopted by other brands that imitated Barilla's cellentani. It can be used in a variety of dishes including salads, soups, and casseroles.Ĭavatappi is an Italian word created by compounding cava and tappi, which literally means "stopper (or top or cap) extractor" (a corkscrew). It may be yellow in color, like most pastas, or have vegetables or a food coloring added to make it green or red. Cavatappi is a type of macaroni, or thick, hollow pasta that is made without using eggs. Cavatappi is usually scored with lines or ridges ( rigati in Italian) on the surface. It is not to be confused with a different pasta shape that is often called "corkscrew pasta" and that also goes by several names, that other shape being fusilli, also known as rotini, eliche, girandole, tortiglioni, or spirali, which is distinguished by fusilli being a twisted flat pasta rather than cavatappi's hollow tube shape. It is known by other names, including cellentani, amori, serpentini, spirali, or tortiglione. Cavatappi is the Italian word for corkscrews. Cavatappi is macaroni formed in a helical tube shape.
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