The difference
Spaccatella vs Casarecce
Both are short curved Sicilian shapes with a groove, but spaccatella is a tube split open along one side into an open C, while casarecce is a flat ribbon rolled into an S with a channel down the middle. The split against the roll is the tell.
Spaccatella
- Family
- Shaped shorts
- Size
- not yet measured
- Surface
- Smooth
- Cook
- 8 to 10 min
Wants: Norma, Tomato sauce, Pesto Trapanese
Casarecce
- Family
- Shaped shorts
- Size
- 37 to 41 mm long
- Surface
- Smooth
- Cook
- 9 to 11 min
Wants: Pesto Trapanese, Norma, Pistachio pesto
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