The difference
Maccheroni al ferretto vs Fileja
Both are made the same way, a rope of semolina dough rolled around a thin iron rod, the ferretto. Fileja is the specific Calabrian version, a short rolled spiral. Maccheroni al ferretto is the broader name for the rod-formed shape across the south, hollow tube or grooved strand. Fileja is one member of the ferretto family.
Maccheroni al ferretto
- Family
- Hand-formed regional
- Size
- not yet measured
- Surface
- Textured
- Cook
- n/a
Wants: Ragu, Nduja, Sausage ragu
Fileja
- Family
- Hand-formed regional
- Size
- 100 to 120 mm long
- Surface
- Textured
- Cook
- 6 min
Wants: Nduja, Ragu, Sausage ragu
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