Tube pasta
Paccheri
Quick answer
Paccheri are very wide, smooth tubes from Naples.
Paccheri means "slaps" in Italian.
Best sauces: seafood, ragù, ricotta and tomato. 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
- Tube
- Origin
- Campania
- Best with
- seafood, ragù, ricotta and tomato
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