Angel hair pasta, also known as capellini, or "fine hair," is a long, thin noodle with a rounded shape. It is one of the most classic of all pasta shapes and has been a popular pasta in Italy since the 14th century.
The pasta strongly resembles spaghetti, another long, thin, round pasta. Although it resembles spaghetti, angel hair is much finer. The flavor of angel hair pasta and spaghetti is similar.
Angel hair pasta is often thinner and lighter in calories. Angel hair pasta is thinner variant with a diameter between 0.78 and 0.88 millimeters (0.031 and 0.035 in). It is often sold in a nest-like shape.
The most basic angel hair pasta is made with durum semolina wheat, water, and salt. Durum semolina is a hard wheat, which will yield a slightly chewy, strong pasta.
This delicate shape is best used with simple, light sauces and vegetables, such as pesto sauce or a primavera dish. Angel hair pasta can often pair well with light seafood ingredients, such as scallops.
Angel’s hair
The term “Asian (oriental) noodles” is used very broadly to describe mostly noodle-like products produce mainly in Eastern, Southeastern or Pacific Asian countries using common wheat flour, rice (or rice flour) or other starch materials as the main structural ingredient.
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