spaghetti
Sign in to savethumb|Spaghettoni hung to dry Spaghetti () is a long, thin, solid, cylindrical pasta. It is a staple food of traditional Italian cuisine. Like other pastas, spaghetti is made of milled wheat (sometimes enriched with vitamins and minerals) and water. Italian spaghetti is typically made from durum-wheat semolina. The pasta is usually white because refined flour is used, but whole wheat flour may be added. Spaghettoni is a thicker form of spaghetti, while spaghettini is a thinner form. Capellini is a very thin spaghetti, while vermicelli refers to intermediate thicknesses.
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Spaghetti is a long, thin, cylindrical pasta made from milled wheat and water that serves as a staple food in traditional Italian cuisine. Like other pastas, it can be made from various wheat types, with Italian spaghetti typically using durum-wheat semolina, and it comes in different thicknesses such as the thicker spaghettoni or thinner spaghettini.
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Key facts
- Nutritional value.name
- Spaghetti (enriched, dry)
- Nutritional value.kJ
- 460
- Nutritional value.carbs
- 22g
- Nutritional value.sugars
- 0g
- Nutritional value.fiber
- 1g
- Nutritional value.fat
- 0.5g
- Nutritional value.satfat
- 0g
- Nutritional value.transfat
- 0g
- Nutritional value.protein
- 4g
- Nutritional value.vitA_ug
- 0
- Nutritional value.vitC_mg
- 0
- Nutritional value.calcium_mg
- 0
- Nutritional value.iron_mg
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14 sectionsContents
- History
- Early
- Arrival in the Italian peninsula
- Later
- Marco Polo story
- Production
- Nutrition
- Preparation
- Serving
- In popular culture
- See also
- References
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thumb|Spaghettoni hung to dry Spaghetti () is a long, thin, solid, cylindrical pasta. It is a staple food of traditional Italian cuisine. Like other pastas, spaghetti is made of milled wheat (sometimes enriched with vitamins and minerals) and water. Italian spaghetti is typically made from durum-wheat semolina. The pasta is usually white because refined flour is used, but whole wheat flour may be added. Spaghettoni is a thicker form of spaghetti, while spaghettini is a thinner form. Capellini is a very thin spaghetti, while vermicelli refers to intermediate thicknesses.
Originally, spaghetti was notably long, but shorter lengths gained in popularity during the second half of the 20th century and now it is most commonly available in lengths. A variety of pasta dishes are based on it and it is frequently served with tomato sauce, meat or vegetables.