Twisted pasta
Fusilli
Quick answer
Fusilli are short corkscrew spirals that trap sauce in their twists.
Fusilli means "little spindles" in Italian.
Best sauces: pesto, tomato, pasta salad. 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
- Twisted
- Origin
- Southern Italy
- Best with
- pesto, tomato, pasta salad
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