Farfalle pasta recipes...the fantasy "bow tie" shape that everybody loves!!!
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Farfalle, commonly known as "bow-tie" pasta, is a type of
pasta which name derives from the Italian word farfalla, that means butterfly.
Farfalle comes in different sizes and it is usually formed from a rectangle or oval piece of pasta with two sides trimmed in a ruffled edge and the center pinched together to make the well known “bow tie” shape.
There are different flavors and varieties available such as:
plain, tomato, and spinach flavored which are very often sold together in a mix.
The ridged shapes of farfalle are known as farfalle rigate
A larger variation is known as farfallone
Whatever the name, the color or the size, Farfalle is a Pasta Type suitable for most sauces. Combines very well in cream and tomato dishes and kids love them!!!
The word Farfalla in Italian means Butterflie, but the "e" at the end of the word is the Italian feminine plural ending, making the meaning of the word "butterflies."
Farfalle is original from Lombardia and Emilia-Romagna in Northern Italy and has been diffused throughout all the country. Nevertheless as happen with other pasta shapes, this one is called by another name in other regions. In Modena, for example, farfalle pasta shape is known as strichetti.
