Garganelli al Prosciutto di Parma e Piselli Freschi
Romagna
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Origin
Romagna, Emilia-Romagna
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Description
Garganelli are a rolled, ridged egg pasta unique to Emilia: a small square of egg pasta sheet is rolled diagonally around a wooden dowel while simultaneously pressed across a pettine (comb) that imprints ridges on the outside. The result is a ridged, rolled quill with an overlapping seam. Dressed with a sauce of fresh spring peas, sweet Prosciutto di Parma, cream, and Parmigiano Reggiano — a dish that embodies the Emilian spring table.
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The Thread
—Pasta ridged on a pettine or gnocchi board to increase sauce adhesion — the same ridging technique Venetian
—Pasta sheet rolled around a filling — the same rolling technique without the ridging French
—Sheet dough rolled around a filling and sealed at the seam — different starch, same structural technique Asian
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Flavour Context
Ridged egg pasta quills holding a cream of sweet spring peas and silky prosciutto — the Emilian spring table in its most refined and seasonal expression
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