Fusilli

Fusilli are noodles, which are twisted in the form of a corkscrew, and can be cooked perfectly al dente. They are particularly suitable for a meat sauce or for pasta salad.

According to legend, the Fusilli was developed around 1550 at the court of Cosimo I de `Medici, the Duke of Florence: a cook of the Duke had set up a pasta dough and part of it had fallen to the ground. Now his little son has taken the dough and wrapped around the knitting needle of the grandmother - the idea of the spiral noodle was born. Until the twentieth century the Fusilli were mainly produced and sold in the country by older women.

Cooking time 9 - 11 minutes.
Make the bite test just before the end of the cooking time: Fusilli are perfect when they are no longer hard, but just still al dente.