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Also known as busiati

Busiate or busiati are a type of long macaroni, originating in the province of Trapani and typical of the Calabria and Sicily regions of Italy. They take their name from , the Sicilian word for the stem of Ampelodesmos mauritanicus, a local grass, which is used in preparing them and giving them their helical shape. Busiate was officially included in the 2026 edition of the Italian dictionary Zingarelli.

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Instance of
type of pasta
Subclass of
pasta
Country of origin
Sicily
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native label
busiate
Commons category
Busiate

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