Filled pasta
Mezzelune
Quick answer
Mezzelune are half-moon-shaped filled pasta.
Mezzelune means "half moons" in Italian.
Best sauces: butter, sage, light cream. 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
- Filled
- Origin
- Trentino-Alto Adige
- Best with
- butter, sage, light cream
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