Worming Its Way Into Dinner
(Via washingtonpost.com - A Cook's Garden by Barbara Damrosch)
Vermicelli, a type of thin Italian spaghetti, has managed to retain its popularity both in Italy and beyond despite its name, which translates as "little worms." The recent success of the rope-shaped strozzapreti has, if anything, been enhanced by the curious name "priest-stranglers." And trofie, my latest pasta favorite, won my heart despite a close resemblance to a common garden pest.
Vermicelli, a type of thin Italian spaghetti, has managed to retain its popularity both in Italy and beyond despite its name, which translates as "little worms." The recent success of the rope-shaped strozzapreti has, if anything, been enhanced by the curious name "priest-stranglers." And trofie, my latest pasta favorite, won my heart despite a close resemblance to a common garden pest.
