Ziti

Baked ziti , a typical dish in Italian-American cuisine

Ziti are a type of pasta . Ziti are elongated, tubular, hollow and have a smooth surface like bucatini , but with a diameter of about 7 to 9 mm. Ziti is derived from the Neapolitan zita for bride as it is a traditional wedding meal .

Alternative names are: Boccolotti, Zitoni, Zituane and Candele .

They are usually sold as long noodles and, according to the culinary tradition of southern Italy, are broken before cooking and only then placed in the saucepan. They are also available as short noodles.

See also

• List of pasta shapes

Web links

Commons : Ziti  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Type Of Pasta: Find It In This Glossary - Ziti . The Nibble Specialty Food Magazine website.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Pasta molds - Ziti . food-info.net, accessed October 25, 2015.
2. ↑ Nudelsorten.info ( Memento from October 27, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
3. ↑ Patrizia Rotondo Binacchi: A Napoli mentre bolle la pentola, Pellegrini Editore, 2004, p. 52 [1]
4. ↑ Ziti Napoletani , ricette.giallozafferano.it
5. ↑ Barilla US