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- noun An elongated form of hand-rolled
pasta
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Don't miss the chef's signature dish: saffron strozzapreti $21 with shrimp.
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But I couldn't fine strozzapreti pasta, romano cheese or brined peppercorns.
Archive 2008-06-01 Sara 2008
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But I couldn't fine strozzapreti pasta, romano cheese or brined peppercorns.
Presto Pasta Nights - Yummy pasta in less than 30 minutes Sara 2008
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Other pastas sampled were just as accomplished: the little shells in orecchiette Baresi neatly captured a sauce of savory crumbled sausage and broccoli rabe, and ropey strozzapreti "priest stranglers" came with six small but succulent shrimp and a standout parsley pesto.
NYT > Home Page By M. H. REED 2011
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WHAT WE LIKED Tripe (special), polpette in braghetta, cestino di parmigiano, Sorbillo pizza, orecchiette Baresi, gnocchi, strozzapreti in parsley pesto, double-cut pork chop, tuna (special) with leeks, tiramisu.
NYT > Home Page By M. H. REED 2011
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Evening meals will begin with a pasta-based 'primo' such as pappardelle al cinghiale wild boar, pici al sugo Toscana, a local pasta with a thick meat sauce, or strozzapreti, a spiral pasta which literally means 'strangled priests'.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
arby commented on the word strozzapreti
In my opinion one of the best pasta names ever - means "priest-strangler".
October 17, 2007
edwardvielmetti commented on the word strozzapreti
strozzapreti = strozzapretti Pronunciation: stroh-tzuh-PRAY-tee
Notes: The name means "priest strangler" in Italian, and it refers to a pasta shape that resembles a rolled towel. Substitutes: gemelli OR penne OR casareccie OR fusilli
from: http://www.foodsubs.com/PastaShapes.html
October 19, 2007
chained_bear commented on the word strozzapreti
Actually, gemelli, penne, and fusilli (to just take the three I'm familiar with) look nothing like the strozzapreti I'm famililar with, and the three are very different from each other as well. Or did you mean "substitute" in the sense of "these are good served with a similar sauce"?
Because the shape of the pasta is often dependent on the rest of the dish. You wouldn't, for example, serve cappellini with a heavy bolognese sauce (you could, but the two are not particularly well matched). Similarly, you wouldn't make large shells unless you were going to stuff them with cheese or something.
Sorry if I've misinterpreted your comment!
Also, I've not seen it with two T's in "preti." Did you find that in an Italian dictionary? Just curious!
October 20, 2007
edwardvielmetti commented on the word strozzapreti
ah, sorry - should have footnoted my comment @chained_bear - that was a quote from the Cook's Thesaurus.
October 22, 2007
chained_bear commented on the word strozzapreti
Ohhhh. That explains it. Thanks for posting that usage!
October 22, 2007
misterpolly commented on the word strozzapreti
This type of pasta comes from the Bologna region - famously "red" (communist) and anti-clerical. I don't think they use the same name in the Vatican.
December 24, 2007
bilby commented on the word strozzapreti
Also traditional in Umbria though I sense Emilia-Romagna has prior claims from what I've read.
December 24, 2007