Long pasta
Trenette
Quick answer
Trenette are narrow, flat Ligurian pasta similar to linguine.
Trenette means "Ligurian ribbons" in Italian.
Best sauces: pesto with potatoes and green beans. 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
- Liguria
- Best with
- pesto with potatoes and green beans
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