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Macaroni

Short curved tubes of dried pasta, extruded from a dough of durum wheat semolina and water.

Origin

An Italian pasta shape, and the pasta in many baked cheese dishes.

Flavour

Mild wheat flavour. The shape is for holding sauce.

How to use it

Boil it in plenty of salted water until tender, then sauce it.

Storage

Airtight and dry. It keeps for a long time.

Recipes using it

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