Parmatieddi (also known as Parmi or Parmitieddi) is a particular variety of
cavatelli typical of
Teggiano, a town in
Campania. Parmatieddi are larger than ''cavatelli'' and flat-shaped. They are obtained by rolling a stick of dough with three fingers of one hand and are usually eaten as first course on
Palm Sunday, served with
ragù sauce and grated
pecorino or
ricotta salata cheese. Their shape similar to that of a tree leaf, would like to recall that of palm branches the crowd scattered in front of
Jesus when he entered into
Jerusalem.
[Oretta Zanini De Vita, Encyclopedia of Pasta, University of California Press, 2009, p. 195]
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