Rotini

Not to be confused with Rotelle.

Rotini
Dried rotini
Type	Pasta
Place of origin	Italy
Main ingredients	Wheat flour
Cookbook: Rotini Media: Rotini

Rotini with tomato sauce and grated cheese

Rotini is a type of helix- or corkscrew-shaped pasta. The name comes from a 17th-century Italian word meaning "small wheels".^[1] Rotini is related to fusilli, but has a tighter helix, i.e. with a smaller pitch. It should not be confused with rotelle ("wagon wheel" pasta).

Rotini originated from Northern Italy and the tight twists help them retain a wide variety of sauces better. They are often used in pasta salads with pesto, Carbonara or tomato-based sauces.

Rotini is most often made from refined (white) wheat flour, although varieties made from whole wheat flour, brown rice, or other grains are also available.

In the US these may also be called colloquially "Scroodle," "Scroodle Noodles", "Scrotini", "Skroodle", "Scroodle Macaroni", or "corkscrews".^[2]

References

↑ "rotini, n." OED Online. Oxford University Press, March 2014. Web. 24 April 2014.
↑ http://www.cooks.com/rec/search?q=scroodle - Colloquial uses on cooks.com

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Cooking methods	Al dente Al forno

Italian producers	Barilla Group Buitoni De Cecco Divella La Molisana Rana Voiello

American producers	National Pasta Association A. Zerega's Sons, Inc. C.F. Mueller Company Demaco New World Pasta American Italian Pasta Company V. La Rosa and Sons Macaroni Company

See also	Pasta processing

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Rotini

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