Pasta Almanac

The difference

Sagne incannulate vs Busiate

Both are hand-twisted shapes, but sagne incannulate is a flat Salento ribbon wound into a loose open spiral, while busiate is a Sicilian strand coiled around a reed into a long tight corkscrew. The flat ribbon twist against the round corkscrew.

Gouache illustration of Sagne incannulate

Sagne incannulate

Family
Hand-formed regional
Size
not yet measured
Surface
Textured
Cook
8 to 10 min

Wants: Tomato sauce, Tomato with cacioricotta, Bean and legume soups

Gouache illustration of Busiate

Busiate

Family
Hand-formed regional
Size
200 mm long
Surface
Textured
Cook
8 to 10 min

Wants: Pesto Trapanese, Tomato sauce, Mixed seafood

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