From an Italian expression of cavare, meaning "to get, to carve," this small pasta has the five thumbprints reminiscent of the motion of getting or grabbing something. The fingerprints are left on the dough from the slight rolling motion of the pasta maker. Traditionally served in a dish with fresh wild arugula and a grating of pecorino romano, cavatelli would also be perfect in soup or with hearty meat or vegetable ragu.
I love this pasta. My second order was delivered to the wrong address 5 blocks away. The kind gentleman came to his summer home and found it under his house. I now have it, all is good.
D
David M. Coffman
Drop some in your soup
I ordered the cavatelli as strozzapreti was sold out. It worked in a leftover
dinner I whipped up--basically meat, butter, cheese, and the pasta. Could
show up again in a different entre.
