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| Alternative names | Busiati, subioti, fusarioi, maccheroni bobbesi, busa, ciuffolitti (Abruzzo), gnocchi del ferro[1] |
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| Type | Pasta |
| Place of origin | Italy |
| Region or state | |
| Main ingredients | Durum wheat, water |
| Variations | Maccheroni inferrati (or firrichedi)[2] |
Busiate or busiati are a type of long macaroni, originating in the province of Trapani and typical of the Calabria and Sicily regions of Italy.[2] They take their name from busa, the Sicilian word for the stem of Ampelodesmos mauritanicus, a local grass, which is used in preparing them and giving them their helical shape.[3][4] Busiate was officially included in the 2026 edition of the Italian dictionary Zingarelli.[5][6]
The name busiate can be used to describe two different shapes, although the basic coiling technique is similar:
- Busiate trapanesi are traditionally prepared by diagonally coiling a strand of pasta around a twig of ampelodesmos.[7]
- Maccheroni inferrati are coiled vertically around a long pin, such as a knitting needle. Their shape is closer to that of bucatini.[2]
Busiate are traditionally served with pesto alla trapanese, a sauce made of almonds, tomatoes, garlic, and basil.[1]
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b Hildebrand, Caz (2011). Géométrie de la pasta. Kenedy, Jacob., Salsa, Patrice. Paris: Marabout. p. 40. ISBN 9782501072441. OCLC 762599005.
- ^ a b c Hildebrand, Caz (2011). Géométrie de la pasta. Kenedy, Jacob., Salsa, Patrice. Paris: Marabout. p. 160. ISBN 9782501072441. OCLC 762599005.
- ^ "Busiate con pesto alla trapanese - Pasta e non solo". www.pastaenonsolo.it. Retrieved 2018-12-15.
- ^ Sicily con Gusto (2015-05-17), CUCINA TIPICA SICILIANA - Busiate con pesto alla trapanese - TRADITIONAL SICILIAN COOKING, retrieved 2019-06-18.
- ^ Longo, Marcello (2025-10-06). "La "busiata" tipica pasta trapanese, entra nel vocabolario Zingarelli". RaiNews (in Italian). Retrieved 2026-03-26.
- ^ "«Busiata» entra nello Zingarelli 2026: la pasta siciliana conquista il dizionario". Cook Magazine (in Italian). 2025-10-01. Retrieved 2026-03-26.
- ^ "Busiate". www.pastificiocampo.it. Archived from the original on 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2017-11-30.
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