Cencioni

Cencioni

Type	Pasta
Place of origin	Italy
Cookbook:Cencioni Cencioni

Cencioni is a type of pasta. The name derives from the Italian for little rag. Cencioni are oval and petal-shaped, with a slight curve, larger and flatter than orecchiette, with a more irregular shape and a rough texture to one side to help sauces cling better.

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Types	Acini di pepe Agnolotti Alphabet pasta Anelli Anellini Bigoli Bucatini Campanelle Cannelloni Capellini Casoncelli Casunziei Cavatappi Cavatelli Cencioni Conchiglie Corzetti Croxetti Ditalini Fagottini Farfalle Fettuccine Fiori Foglie d'ulivo Fregula Fusi Fusilli Garganelli Gemelli Lanterne Lasagne Lasagnette Linguettine Linguine Macaroni Mafalde Mafaldine Mezzelune Occhi di Lupo Orecchiette Orzo Pappardelle Passatelli Pastina Penne Pici Pillus Pizzoccheri Radiatori Ravioli Rigatoni Rotelle Rotini Sacchettoni Sagnarelli Scialatelli Spaghetti Stringozzi Strozzapreti Tagliatelle Taglierini Tortellini Tortelli Tortelloni Trenette Tripoline Trofie Vermicelli Zitoni

Cooking methods	Al dente Al forno

Italian producers	Barilla Group Buitoni De Cecco Divella La Molisana Rana Voiello

American producers	National Pasta Association A. Zerega's Sons, Inc. C.F. Mueller Company Demaco New World Pasta V. La Rosa and Sons Macaroni Company

Cencioni

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