Ladittas

Pasta corta

Appears in
Encyclopedia of Pasta

By Oretta Zanini de Vita

Published 2009

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Ingredients Durum-wheat flour, lard, water, and salt.

How Made The flour is sifted onto a wooden board and kneaded for a long time with lard and water; as the work proceeds, hands are salted to incorporate the salt into the dough. The dough is left to rest, then walnut-sized pieces are flattened between palms to make thick disks that are indented in the center with the pad of a fingertip. The pasta is boiled in plenty of salted water.

Also Known As No alternative names.

How Served Generally as pastasciutta, with simple tomato sauce and local pecorino.