The difference
Spaghetti vs Spaghettoni
Spaghettoni is just a thicker spaghetti, the suffix oni meaning big. The extra couple of millimeters lets it stand up to bolder, chunkier sauces and gives a meatier bite, where standard spaghetti stays the lighter all rounder.
Spaghetti
- Family
- Long strands
- Size
- 250 to 300 mm long
- Surface
- Smooth
- Cook
- 9 to 12 min
Wants: Tomato sauce, Carbonara, Garlic and oil
Spaghettoni
- Family
- Long strands
- Size
- 2.5 to 2.6 mm across
- Surface
- Smooth
- Cook
- 11 to 16 min
Wants: Cacio e pepe, Carbonara, Amatriciana
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