r/pasta • u/CorporateShillHater • Mar 01 '25

Question What pasta shape is this?

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Had some amazing pasta, the menu said it was Fusilli which it's not. Trying to identify the shape to buy it myself. I was thinking Gemelli but it doesn't seem as "twisty".

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u/secret_seed Mar 01 '25

Strozzapreti

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u/ANordWalksIntoABar Mar 01 '25

Can anyone explain the distinction between Strozzapreti and Casarecce? I can’t tell a meaningful difference in size or thickness in my experience.

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u/secret_seed Mar 01 '25

Me neither. I tried to google it and read that strozzapreti are longer than casarecce. Seems a very small distinction to me. I suppose you need a longer rope to strangle priests.

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u/misirlou22 Mar 02 '25

I think sometimes it's just a different name for the same thing in a different region. like people who call a sandwich a sub or hoagie, when the actual name is a grinder.