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Conchiglie
Type of pasta From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Conchiglie (Italian: [koŋˈkiʎʎe]) are a type of pasta. They are usually sold in the plain durum wheat variety, and also in colored varieties which use natural pigments, such as tomato extract, squid ink or spinach extract. The shell shape of the pasta allows the sauce to adhere to it. There is a larger variation known as conchiglioni, and a miniature version called conchigliette.[1]
Conchiglie are claimed to have been traced back to southern Italy, where they were traditionally made using durum wheat semolina.[2]
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Etymology
The name derives from the Italian word for 'seashell', conchiglia. The Italian word conchiglie and the English word conch share the same Greek root in the form of κοχύλι (kochýli), meaning 'shell'.[3]
Other names
In the 1930s, fascism[who?] celebrated the Italian colonial empire with new pasta shapes recalling the African lands: tripoline (Tripoli), bengasine (Bengasi), assabesi (Assab), and abissine (Abissinia). In 2021, after an outcry in objection to pasta brand La Molisana's advertising campaign, abissine were renamed as "conchiglie".[4][5] However, some[who?] complained, claiming this renaming constituted cancel culture.[6]
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See also
Media related to Conchiglie at Wikimedia Commons
References
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