''Busiate'' or ''busiati'' are a type of long

macaroni Macaroni (), known in Italian as ''maccheroni'', is a pasta shaped like narrow tubes.Oxford DictionaryMacaroni/ref> Made with durum wheat, macaroni is commonly cut in short lengths; curved macaroni may be referred to as "elbow macaroni". Some ...

, originating in the

province of Trapani The province of Trapani (; ; officially ''libero consorzio comunale di Trapani'') is a Provinces of Italy, province in the autonomous island region of Sicily, Italy. Following the suppression of the Sicilian provinces, it was replaced in 2015 by ...

and typical of the

Calabria Calabria is a Regions of Italy, region in Southern Italy. It is a peninsula bordered by the region Basilicata to the north, the Ionian Sea to the east, the Strait of Messina to the southwest, which separates it from Sicily, and the Tyrrhenian S ...

and Sicily regions of Italy. They take their name from , the Sicilian language, Sicilian word for the Plant stem, stem of ''Ampelodesmos, Ampelodesmos mauritanicus'', a local Poaceae, grass, which is used in preparing them and giving them their Helix, helical shape. The name ''busiate'' can be used to describe two different shapes, although the basic coiling technique is similar: * are traditionally prepared by diagonally coiling a strand of pasta around a twig of ''ampelodesmos''. * are coiled vertically around a long pin, such as a knitting needle. Their shape is closer to that of bucatini. ''Busiate'' are traditionally served with ''pesto alla trapanese'', a sauce made of almonds, tomatoes, garlic, and basil. Busiate with Pesto alla trapanese

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Types of pasta Cuisine of Sicily Trapani {{Pasta-stub

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