Rigatoni con la pajata (
Romanesco dialect
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; standard
Italian
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rigatoni con la
pagliata
Pagliata (or, in Roman dialect, Pajata) is a traditional Roman dish primarily using the intestine of a young calf ( Tripe). As it has only eaten milk, the resulting dish is similar to cheese in a sausage casing.
It is usually plaited f ...
) is a classic dish of the
Roman cuisine
Roman cuisine comes from the Italian city of Rome. It features fresh, seasonal and simply-prepared ingredients from the Roman Campagna.Boni (1930), pg. 13. These include peas, globe artichokes and fava beans, shellfish, milk-fed lamb and goat, ...
. The dish can be found in some traditional
trattoria
A ''trattoria'' (plural: ''trattorie'') is an Italian-style eating establishment that is generally much less formal than a '' ristorante'', but more formal than an '' osteria''.
A ''trattoria'' rooted in tradition may typically provide no pr ...
s in Rome. ''Pajata'' is the term for the
intestines
The gastrointestinal tract (GI tract, digestive tract, alimentary canal) is the tract or passageway of the digestive system that leads from the mouth to the anus. The GI tract contains all the major organs of the digestive system, in humans and ...
of an unweaned
calf, i.e., only fed on its mother's
milk
Milk is a white liquid food produced by the mammary glands of mammals. It is the primary source of nutrition for young mammals (including breastfed human infants) before they are able to digest solid food. Immune factors and immune-modula ...
. The intestines are cleaned and skinned, but the
chyme is left inside. Then the intestine is cut in pieces 20–25 cm long, which are bound together with white thread, forming rings. When cooked, the combination of heat and the enzyme
rennet in the intestines coagulates the chyme and creates a sort of thick, creamy, cheese-like sauce. These rings can be served simply seasoned and grilled (''pajata arrosto'') or in the traditional Roman dish in which pajata is stewed in a typical
tomato sauce
Tomato sauce (also known as ''salsa roja'' in Spanish or ''salsa di pomodoro'' in Italian) can refer to many different sauces made primarily from tomatoes, usually to be served as part of a dish, rather than as a condiment. Tomato sauces are c ...
and served with
rigatoni
Rigatoni () are a form of tube-shaped pasta of varying lengths and diameters originating in Italy. They are larger than penne and ziti, and sometimes slightly curved. If so, they are not as curved as elbow macaroni. Rigatoni characteristically ...
.
[Boni, pg. 150.]
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Pasta dishes
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Cuisine of Lazio
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