Angel Hair Pasta
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| Category | Strand pasta |
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| Pronunciation | cah-peh-LEE-nee |
| Literal meaning | Fine hair |
| Characteristic | Thin rods, just a bit thicker than capelli d'angelo. |
| Typical pasta cooking time | 2-6 minutes |
| Dish ideas | Capellini with tomatoes and basil |
| Capellini alla checca | |
| Garlic butter capellini pomodoro with shrimp | |
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| ID | 1102312 |
About Angel Hair Pasta
Capellini is a very thin variety of Italian pasta, with a diameter between 0. 85 and 0. 92 millimetres. Like spaghetti, it is rod-shaped, in the form of long strands. Capelli d'angelo is a thinner variant with a diameter between 0. 78 and 0. 88 millimetres. It is often sold in a nest-like shape.