Short pasta
Anelletti
Quick answer
Anelletti are small rings used in Sicily's baked timballo.
Anelletti means "little rings" in Italian.
Best sauces: baked ragù and peas. Match the shape to the sauce — long thin pasta for oil and light sauces, tubes and ridges for chunky or meaty sauces, flat egg ribbons for rich ragù and butter.
- Type
- Short
- Origin
- Sicily
- Best with
- baked ragù and peas
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