Cavatelli

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Cavatelli is a small, shell-shaped pasta with a rolled edge. It is similar in shape to casarecci, but shorter in length. The pasta is typically sold refrigerated.This is a Kosher food.

Some Italian-Americans in the New York area refer to the pasta as "gab-a-deel" or "cav-a-dell" or gav-a-deel (among other pronunciations) instead of cavatelli. Such corrupted pronunciations have their origin in various Southern Italian dialects. Americans who are educated in the Italian language, however, refer to the pasta by its standard Italian name.

Some people confuse cavatelli with another pasta product, gnocchi. Cavatelli are made of flour and water. Gnocchi (pronounced nyo-kee) are made with mashed potatoes, water, salt and flour.