Vermicelli (English pronunciation: /ˌvərmɨˈtʃɛli/, Italian: [veɾmiˈtʃɛlːi], lit., "little worms") is a type of pasta, round in section and somewhat thinner than spaghetti. Vermicelloni (/ˌvɜrmɨtʃɛˈloʊni/ "thick vermicelli") is less common, and about the same size as fedelini (also hard to find). Both are thinner than spaghettini ("thin spaghetti").
In 14th-century Italy, extra-fine spaghetti had varying local names. Master Barnaba da Reatinis fro...
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Vermicelli (English pronunciation: /ˌvərmɨˈtʃɛli/, Italian: [veɾmiˈtʃɛlːi], lit., "little worms") is a type of pasta, round in section and somewhat thinner than spaghetti. Vermicelloni (/ˌvɜrmɨtʃɛˈloʊni/ "thick vermicelli") is less common, and about the same size as fedelini (also hard to find). Both are thinner than spaghettini ("thin spaghetti").
In 14th-century Italy, extra-fine spaghetti had varying local names. Master Barnaba da Reatinis from Reggio Emilia notes that Tuscan vermicelli are called orati in Bologne, minutelli in Venice, fermentini in Reggio and pancardelle in Mantua."
The first mention of a vermicelli recipe is in the book De arte Coquinaria per vermicelli e maccaroni siciliani (The Art of Cooking Sicilian Macaroni and Vermicelli), compiled by the famous Maestro Martino da Como, unequalled in his field at the time and perhaps the first "celebrity chef," who was the chef at the Roman palazzo of the papal chamberlain ("camerlengo"), the Patriarch of Aquileia. In...
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