fusilli

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Whole wheat ribbons (the wide ones) are good, fusilli is good, shells ...

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  • If you don't like egg noodles, try ziti or fusilli. —  NPR Topics: News
  • I would be just as willing to serve guests a dish of artisanal fusilli lunghi dressed with a Bolognese sauce or even a lobster ragu as I would a beef tenderloin, and it would be more economical. —  The Register-Guard: RSS Feeds
  • This was a problem because, after starting the pasta water (for my fusilli), I put about eight garlic cloves into a pan of olive oil, then started mushing up the tomatoes - I ended up combining the San Marzanos with one of the Sun of Italy cans. —  The Baltimore Snacker
  • Besides fusilli, I have been eating it on meatloaf and mashed potatoes. —  The Baltimore Snacker
  • Baroni plans to cook Italian sausage, peppers, onions and mushrooms with a tomato sauce; fusilli with roasted asparagus, feta and cherry tomatoes; chicken marsala; and vegetables. —  The MetroWest Daily News Homepage RSS
 

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  1. Italian, from pl. diminutive of fuso, spindle, from Latin fūsus.
 

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