Trofie (or Troffie)

These little bits of fresh pasta, which to me look like nerve endings, are yet another food specialty associated with the town of Recco. However, they originated in the tiny town of Testana, about 5 miles/8 kilometers inland. The people there, I have been told, are famously tightfisted, and no food ever goes to waste. According to local legend, a few centuries ago a local woman made some pasta and the dough was a little too moist. She rubbed her