Tube pasta
Calamarata
Quick answer
Calamarata are thick rings that look like sliced squid.
Calamarata means "like squid rings" in Italian.
Best sauces: squid and tomato sauce. 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
- Tube
- Origin
- Campania
- Best with
- squid and tomato sauce
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