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Dry cavatappi with ridged corkscrew-shaped tubes and open ends.

Cavatappi

Cavatappi are hollow pasta curls whose shape recalls a corkscrew.

Shape
Hollow corkscrew curls
Try with
Dense sauces or pasta salad

Sauces for the corkscrew curl

The curl gives this format its name. For its ridged cavatappi, De Cecco recommends dense meat, fish, vegetable or cheese sauces and also pasta salads. Try a vegetable sauce when you want the curl, rather than a long strand, to be the focus of the plate.

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