What are cannelloni pasta?
Cannelloni is a type of pasta, which are also commonly known as manicotti. They are basically large wide noodles that have been closed on one side to create pasta tubes that have a diameter of about 1 inch (2.54 cm). These pasta are also approximately between 3 and 4 inches (7.62 and 10.16 centimeters).
In Italian cooking cannelloni are used as a type of shell and are full of various masses, vegetables, cheeses and sauces. After being cooked for a suitable time for sufficient noodles, they are filled with such spicy fillings such as Ricotta cheese, minced beef, ground turkey, spinach, basil and assortment of other Italian ingredients. In addition to being filled with delicious stuffing, tubes are often also ended with either a red tomato -based sauce or a white cream sauce.
In the Italian language, the word cannelloni translates into "large tubes". This is suitable as pasta, in fact a look like pasta. The translation can also be considered as' inElky reeds ", which is also suitable. Manicotti , on the other hand, is a small form of the Italian word for" sleeves ". Although there are some fine differences between manicotti and cannelloni, the differences between the two pasta are very small. In English, both terms are generally used interchangeably. However, there are demanding chefs and food enthusiasts in English -speaking countries who are aware of the differences.
on 2. July 1891 was born a child named Nicola Federico in Naples. Although no one knew it at that time, Nicola would grow up as a perfect chef and invented Cannelloni. Nicole invented this pasta in 1907 while working at the La Favorita restaurant in Italy Sorreno. Originally called Strascinati, but then became known as Cannelloni. It was during World War II, when many inhabitants of Naples fled to Sorrent, the specific shape of the pasta began to become Popular.
Although Cannelloni was developed in Sorrento, it became the basis in Italian cuisines around the world. There are hundreds of Italian recipes that require it. There are vegetarian recipes as well as recipes that require many types of meat. Some of them are created with very light ingredients, while others require a lot of olive oil, meat and cheese.