Short pasta
Campanelle
Quick answer
Campanelle are bell-shaped ruffled cones.
Campanelle means "little bells" in Italian.
Best sauces: cream sauces, vegetables. 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
- Italy
- Best with
- cream sauces, vegetables
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