Long pasta
Mafaldine
Quick answer
Mafaldine are long ribbons with ruffled edges.
Mafaldine means "named for Princess Mafalda" in Italian.
Best sauces: ragù, sausage, mushroom. 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
- Long
- Origin
- Campania
- Best with
- ragù, sausage, mushroom
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