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The difference

Fazzoletti vs Lasagna

Both are flat sheets of pasta, but they part ways at the oven. Lasagna is layered with sauce and baked. Fazzoletti, the handkerchiefs, are boiled a few at a time and plated loose under their dressing, classically Ligurian pesto as mandilli de saea. Same sheet, one baked in stacks, the other draped on the plate.

Gouache illustration of Fazzoletti

Fazzoletti

Family
Sheets and broad cuts
Size
not yet measured
Surface
Smooth
Cook
n/a

Wants: Pesto Genovese, Tomato sauce, Besciamella

Gouache illustration of Lasagna

Lasagna

Family
Sheets and broad cuts
Size
150 to 200 mm long
Surface
Smooth
Cook
3 to 5 min

Wants: Ragu Bolognese, Besciamella, Neapolitan ragu

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