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Alternative names | Maniche di frate,maniche rigate,rigatoni,rigatoncini,schiaffoni,bombaroni,tufoli rigati.Moccolotti inMarche andUmbria.[1] |
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Type | Pasta |
Place of origin | Italy |
Region or state | Campania[1] |
Main ingredients | Durum wheat flour |
Paccheri (Italian:[ˈpakkeri]) is a type ofpasta in the shape of a very large tube, originating from theCampania region ofItaly. They are generally smooth, but there is also a ribbed version,paccheri millerighe. The name comes fromNeapolitanpaccharia, 'slaps', with a depreciative-ero to indicate something common.[2] The name has been ascribed to a slapping sound they may make when eaten.[3]They can be served stuffed.[3]