Fusilli© Denzil Green
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Fusilli is a spiral / corkscrew shaped dried pasta. It has grooves in it that is good at capturing and holding onto sauce.
The “col buco” versions have hollow insides.
Cooking Tips
Good for pasta salads; cook to al dente.
History Notes
Fusilli pasta were originally developed in Southern Italy by rolling fresh spaghetti around a thin rod and letting it dry.
The “fusillo” shape was then developed as a pasta shape in its own right.