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'''''Gemelli''''' ({{IPA|it|dʒeˈmɛlli|lang}}; {{literally|twins}}<ref>{{Cite web|title=gemelli |url=https://www.lexico.com/en/definition/gemelli|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210110132115/https://www.lexico.com/en/definition/gemelli|url-status=dead|archive-date=10 January 2021|access-date=2021-01-08|website=Lexico |language=en}}</ref>) are a type of [[pasta]]. It is most often used for making [[casserole]] or [[pasta salad]]s.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Food-Info.net : Kształty makaronu |url=http://www.food-info.net/pl/products/pasta/shapes.htm |access-date=2022-06-12 |website=www.food-info.net}}</ref>
'''Gemelli''' {{IPA-it|dʒeˈmɛlli|}} is a type of [[pasta]]. The name derives from the [[Italian language|Italian]] word for ''twins''.


Gemelli are not twin tubes twisted around one another, as they may appear to be, but rather a single s-shaped strand twisted into a spiral.
''Gemelli'' are not twin tubes twisted around one another, as they may appear to be, but rather a single ''s''-shaped strand twisted into a spiral. The strips are glued together to form a single piece of dough, similar to [[fusilli]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-04-17 |title=The Geometry of Pasta - shape detail |url=http://www.geometryofpasta.co.uk/shape-detail.php?shape=39&from=2 |access-date=2022-06-12 |website= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120417100947/http://www.geometryofpasta.co.uk/shape-detail.php?shape=39&from=2 |archive-date=17 April 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

Gemelli is also called 'Unicorn Horns'.


==See also==
==See also==
{{Portal|Italy|Food}}
* [[List of pasta]]
* [[List of pasta]]
* ''[[Casarecce]]''

==References==
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.foodsubs.com/PastaShapes.html The Cook's Thesaurus: Pasta Shapes]
* [http://www.foodsubs.com/PastaShapes.html The Cook's Thesaurus: Pasta Shapes]

{{Pasta}}
{{Pasta}}

[[Category:Types of pasta]]
[[Category:Types of pasta]]



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Latest revision as of 21:54, 25 November 2024

Gemelli
TypePasta
Place of originItaly

Gemelli (Italian: [dʒeˈmɛlli]; lit.'twins'[1]) are a type of pasta. It is most often used for making casserole or pasta salads.[2]

Gemelli are not twin tubes twisted around one another, as they may appear to be, but rather a single s-shaped strand twisted into a spiral. The strips are glued together to form a single piece of dough, similar to fusilli.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "gemelli". Lexico. Archived from the original on 10 January 2021. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Food-Info.net : Kształty makaronu". www.food-info.net. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  3. ^ "The Geometry of Pasta - shape detail". 17 April 2012. Archived from the original on 17 April 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
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