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Cencioni

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Cencioni
TypePasta
Place of originItaly

Cencioni (Italian: [tʃenˈtʃoːni]; Italian for 'little rag') are a type of pasta.[1] They are oval and petal-shaped, with a slight curve, larger and flatter than orecchiette, with a more irregular shape and a rough texture to one side to help sauces cling better.

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  1. ^ Vita, Oretta Zanini De (2019-09-17). Encyclopedia of Pasta. Univ of California Press. p. 77. ISBN 978-0-520-32275-2.