Conchiglie Explained

Conchiglie
Alternate Name:Shells, seashells
Country:Italy
Type:Pasta
Main Ingredient:Durum wheat flour, possibly natural colour (tomato or spinach extract, squid ink)
Variations:Conchigliette

Conchiglie (pronounced as /it/) are a type of pasta. They are usually sold in the plain durum wheat variety, and also in colored varieties which use natural pigments, such as tomato extract, squid ink or spinach extract. The shell shape of the pasta allows the sauce to adhere to it. A miniature variety called conchigliette is also available. Conchiglie are claimed to have been traced back to southern Italy, where they were traditionally made using durum wheat semolina.[1]

Etymology

The name derives from the Italian word for 'seashell', Italian: conchiglia. The Italian word Italian: conchiglie and the English word conch share the same Greek root in the form of Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: κοχύλι, meaning 'shell'.[2]

Other names

In the 1930s, fascism celebrated the Italian colonial empire with new pasta shapes recalling the African lands: tripoline (Tripoli), bengasine (Bengasi), assabesi (Assab), and abissine (Abissinia). In 2021, after an outcry in objection to pasta brand La Molisana's advertising campaign, abissine were renamed as "conchiglie".[3] [4] However, some complained, claiming this renaming constituted cancel culture.[5]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: regitaef . 2024-02-29 . What Is Sea Shell Pasta? . 2024-04-24 . Recipes.net . en.
  2. Web site: What is the Greek word for shell?. WordHippo. 15 September 2018.
  3. Web site: Cristiani . Nico . Pasta: La Molisana cambia nome ai formati colonialisti, sparite le Abissine . Scatti di Gusto . 6 January 2021 . Vincenzo Pagano . 5 March 2021.
  4. Web site: And finally… basta pasta . Scottish Financial News . 5 March 2021.
  5. Web site: Bruscino . Angelo . Caso La Molisana: contro la cancel culture all'amatriciana . Huffington Post Italia . 6 January 2021 . The Huffington Post . 5 March 2021.