Meaning & use

Fedelini

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A type of long, very thin Italian pasta, thicker than capellini but thinner than spaghetti.

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The chef tossed the fedelini with a light garlic and olive oil sauce.

Fedelini cooks in just a few minutes because of how thin the strands are.

A note on using this word

Also spelled 'fidelini'; the name comes from Italian and is related to 'fedele', though its culinary use has nothing to do with fidelity.

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