Pasta alla Chitarra – An Abruzzo Specialty

Pasta alla chitarra is a specialty of the Abruzzo Region of Italy.  It is a flat pasta, typically made with eggas, and has a shape somewhat simlar to fettucine. The pasta is made with a metal stringed device called a chitarra.

The sauce is often tomato based and contains agnello (lamb).

Some of the best pasta alla chitarra in the world is made in Valle San Giovanni, Teramo in Abruzzo. Visitors at Casale have been known to make this dish for lunch or dinner (or sometimes both!).  It is typically be served with polpettine (tiny meatballs).

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