The difference
Occhi di Lupo vs Paccheri
Both are wide smooth tubes that swallow a hearty sauce, but they differ in length and behavior. Occhi di lupo is a short wide tube cut at roughly the bore of candele, holding its round shape on the plate. Paccheri is longer and thin-walled, so it collapses into a flat oval under sauce. The short ring keeps its eye, the long one folds.
Occhi di Lupo
- Family
- Tubes
- Size
- 20 to 23 mm long
- Surface
- Smooth
- Cook
- 10 to 12 min
Wants: Neapolitan ragu, Ragu, Sausage ragu
Paccheri
- Family
- Tubes
- Size
- 50 mm long
- Surface
- Smooth
- Cook
- 12 to 19 min
Wants: Mixed seafood, Neapolitan ragu, Genovese
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