Vermicelli a Surchio

Remember when your parents admonished you about slurping your spaghetti? Here is a dish in which you are invited to inhale your pasta with the abandon of a happy child. Surchio is Barese dialect: probably the best translation in English would be “suckable.” The pasta and sauce should be served very hot so that the eater quickly sucks the long strands of vermicelli into his mouth. This is an easy recipe whose success comes with the use of the best ingredients available. It is prepared