The difference
Strozzapreti vs Trofie
Both are hand-rolled, but strozzapreti is a longer twisted strip from Emilia Romagna, thicker and more uneven, while trofie is a short Ligurian spindle tapered to a point at each end. Strozzapreti takes a meat or mushroom sauce, trofie the classic pesto. Length and the pointed ends tell them apart.
Strozzapreti
- Family
- Hand-formed regional
- Size
- 40 to 100 mm long
- Surface
- Textured
- Cook
- 8 to 10 min
Wants: Sausage ragu, Arrabbiata, Tomato sauce
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