Cavatappi
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Cavatappi is macaroni
Macaroni
Macaroni is a variety of moderately extended, machine-made, dry pasta made with durum wheat. Macaroni noodles do not contain eggs, and are normally cut in short, hollow shapes; however, the term refers not to the shape of the pasta, but to the kind of dough from which the noodle is made...

 formed in a spiral tube shape. It is known by other names as well, including cellentani, spirali, or tortiglione as well as the more colloquial terms scoobi doo and double elbows. It usually has rigati (lines or grooves on the outside surface of pasta
Pasta
Pasta is a staple food of traditional Italian cuisine, now of worldwide renown. It takes the form of unleavened dough, made in Italy, mostly of durum wheat , water and sometimes eggs. Pasta comes in a variety of different shapes that serve for both decoration and to act as a carrier for the...

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Etymology

Cavatappi is an Italian word created by compounding 'cava tappi' which literally means 'tap extractor', that is, a corkscrew. Also known as Serpentini, Trivella, Stortelli, and Cellantanni.

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