Dumpling pasta
Gnocchi
Quick answer
Gnocchi are soft dumplings, usually of potato and flour.
Gnocchi means "lumps or knots" in Italian.
Best sauces: tomato, pesto, butter and sage, Gorgonzola. 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
- Dumpling
- Origin
- Italy-wide
- Best with
- tomato, pesto, butter and sage, Gorgonzola
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