Capellini

Capellini, also known as “angel hair,” is a super thin long-cut of pasta that shines with sauces and ingredients that are light in texture and flavor: fresh tomato, olive oil, lemon, basil, scallops and shrimp. We love adding Capellini to broth-based soups.

DeLallo Pasta comes from the town where pasta was born, a region near Naples, at the beginning of the Amalfi Coast. The art of making our pasta begins with the very best quality wheat. We carefully choose wheat with the highest gluten index, gluten content and protein content. All of these characteristics affect how the pasta cooks, as well as its taste and texture. The durum wheat is milled into coarse ground semolina flour and then carefully kneaded with cold, fresh, mineral-rich mountain spring water. We dry our pasta slowly at low temperatures to reproduce the traditional way of making pasta. This method respects the ingredients, preserving the pasta’s color, texture and aroma.

• Made in Italy with an exclusive blend of the highest quality durum wheat.
• Pasta is slowly dried at low temperatures.
• Always cooks up al dente.
• A long cut of Italian pasta perfect for lighter sauces made with a simple base of tomato, olive oil or butter.

Kitchen and Usage Tips:

Capellini is a thin, long pasta that is best served with lighter sauces that will not overwhelm its delicate shape, such as an herbaceous pesto, a light tomato sauce or a simple sauce of butter or oil. Season with red pepper flakes or fresh herbs. Capellini is also a great soup cut for broth-based soups.

Frequently Asked Questions:

What is capellini? Capellini is a long, thin cylindrical shape often referred to as angel hair pasta. Angel hair is actually thinner than Capellini pasta, and typically comes in portioned pasta nests. 

Is capellini the same as angel hair? Capellini is not the same thing as angel hair pasta. While “angel hair” has become a nickname for Capellini, true angel hair pasta is actually thinner and typically comes in pre-portioned pasta nests.

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Is capellini the same as thin spaghetti? Thin Spaghetti, or Spaghettini, is thicker than Capellini pasta, but with the same long, cylindrical shape.

What is the difference between capellini and vermicelli? Vermicelli pasta is thicker in size than Capellini, yet still smaller than spaghetti. 

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