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tagliatelle

tagliatelle

3 7.0
Long flat strips of pasta usually served with a sauce
  • noun
  • /ˌtɑːɡliəˈtɛli/
translation icon : tagliatelle
  • I was thinking after I made the tagliatelle today that it would be neat to cut the pasta into largish squares so that there is a leaf in each square. Next time, I will try it.
  • tagliatelle pasta
  • fresh tagliatelle
  • tagliatelle alla Bolognese

Examples

  • Sophie ordered fresh tagliatelle with porcini mushrooms for dinner.

  • I particularly enjoyed my cooking course in Italy, where we learned to make tagliatelle, and my more recent Turkish cooking class in Istanbul, where we stuffed figs and eggplant.

    Blog text (24)

  • But the temps are down, and today, while I was making some tagliatelle for lunch,

    Blog text (9)

  • We just popped in for a bit of, you know, local tagliatelle.

    Match Point (2005)

  • I went ahead and cut the sheet into tagliatelle, but you could use these sheets of pasta to make beautiful first dishes.

    Blog text (9)

  • Rose, violet, or nasturtium petals in a variety of colors in tagliatelle served with a delicate shrimp and cream sauce.

    Blog text (9)

  • Richard orders tagliatelle with prosciutto and baby peas for their first course, and then the house veal with polenta.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • Richard enjoys tagliatelle with prosciutto and baby peas as his first course.

  • Flat, wide noodles like tagliatelle pair well with a chunky ragu sauce.

Synonyms

fettuccine
vstagliatelle
9 3.2

A flat, thick pasta in wide strips often served with sauce

is a flat ribbon that is less wide and less thick
linguine
vstagliatelle
8 2.8

A long, flat pasta like thin ribbons used in Italian cooking

is a broader ribbon style rather than a narrow strip
pappardelle
vstagliatelle
1 7.5

Wide, flat Italian pasta that holds rich sauces well

is a long ribbon usually narrower and for general sauces
tagliarini
vstagliatelle
8.1

A long flat Italian pasta thinner than tagliatelle

is a wider ribbon style rather than the thinner variety

How Thin

capellini
3 4.1
tagliatelle
3 7.0
pappardelle
1 7.5

Surface Forms

tagliatelle singular
tagliatelle plural

Etymology

Tagliatelle comes from the Italian verb tagliare, which means 'to cut', because the pasta is made by cutting dough into long, flat ribbons. So think of tagliatelle as 'cut' ribbons of pasta, which explains its shape and why it is served with rich sauces.