Paccheri
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| Category | Tubular pasta |
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| Literal meaning | Slaps (slapping sound when eaten) |
| Characteristic | Large tube, approximately 1 inch in diameter and 1½ to 1 ¾ inches in length. |
| Typical pasta cooking time | 7-10 minutes |
| Dish ideas | Pasta salad with paccheri, burrata cheese, scampi and reef urchin stew |
| Possible substitutes | Rigatoni |
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| Elicoidali | |
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| ID | 992501 |
About Paccheri
Paccheri is a type of pasta in the shape of a very large tube, originating from Campania. They are generally smooth, but there is also a ribbed version, paccheri millerighe. The name comes from Neapolitan paccharia, "Slaps" with a depreciative -ero to indicate something common.