tagliatelle

Thân thiện

A chef carefully arranges fresh tagliatelle on a wooden board.

Definition

Noun 1. A type of pasta: Tagliatelle is a form of pasta made from egg and wheat flour, traditionally cut into long, flat, narrow ribbons. It is similar to fettuccine.

Usage

Tagliatelle is used as a mass noun (uncountable noun) to refer to the pasta itself. It is typically served with a sauce. * The chef prepared fresh tagliatelle for the main course. * Tagliatelle al ragù (with a meat sauce) is a classic Italian dish. * Would you prefer tagliatelle or spaghetti?

Advanced Usage

• "Fresh tagliatelle": Refers to pasta that is made and used on the same day, as opposed to dried pasta (). Fresh tagliatelle has a softer texture and cooks very quickly.
  • For the best flavor, use fresh tagliatelle with this delicate butter sauce.

Variants and Related Words

• Fettuccine (noun): A very similar type of ribbon pasta, often considered interchangeable with tagliatelle, though traditional widths can differ slightly.
• Pappardelle (noun): A broader, flat ribbon pasta.
• Linguine (noun): A narrower, elliptical-shaped pasta strand, not a flat ribbon.

Synonyms

• Ribbon pasta
• Egg noodles (in a broader, non-Italian context, though traditional tagliatelle is a specific type of egg pasta)

Related Phrases

• Tagliatelle alla bolognese: Tagliatelle served with a rich, slow-cooked meat sauce (ragù) from Bologna.
• Tagliatelle al tartufo: Tagliatelle served with a sauce featuring truffles.

Học thuật

Noun

1. pasta cut in narrow ribbons