capellini

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Thin, long noodles such as capellini and vermicelli are delicate and therefore pair well with lighter, smooth tomato sauces or butter-based sauces.

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  • Thin, long noodles such as capellini and vermicelli are delicate and therefore pair well with lighter, smooth tomato sauces or butter-based sauces. —  The Register-Guard: RSS Feeds
  • One of the most popular items at his restaurant are fritter-like morsels fried to a golden brown and filled, improbably, with a creamy amalgam of capellini and white sauce. —  The Big Apple
  • From capellini at Orso's to an infinity of darkness. —  National Review Online
  • Ziti marching in a row - then capelli d'angelo - ravioli - tortellini - wide lasagna - slim linguine - itty bits of pert pastina - piles of penne mezzanine - ditali and ditalini - teeny, weeny tubetini - farfalle - and capellini - nest of woven fettucine - —  The Miss Rumphius Effect
  • Highlights include the filet mignon '' Aglio Olio, '' capellini al pomodoro, calamari fritti, crab cakes and tiramisu. —  East Valley Tribune - Today's Top Stories
 

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