(, i.e. 'baked pasta'), also known as , is a typical dish of
Italian cuisine
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, made of (usually short)
pasta
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covered with
béchamel sauce,
tomato sauce
Tomato sauce (; ; ) can refer to many different sauces made primarily from tomatoes. In some countries the term refers to a sauce to be served as part of a dish, in others it is a condiment.
Tomatoes have a rich flavor, high water content, s ...
, and
cheese
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, and
cooked in the oven.
History
Baked pasta can ideally be divided in two big categories: the version with
béchamel sauce was born in the
Renaissance
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courts of the
center and
north
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Etymology
T ...
, as a poorer variant of meat pies, from which probably derive very famous dishes such as and
Emilian cannelloni; the so-called or is instead one of the most typical dishes of
Sicily
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(particularly of the
province of Messina
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Geography Territory
It had an area of , ...
, in the specific of
Mistretta, and of the
province of Catania
The province of Catania (; ) was a province in the autonomous island region of Sicily, Italy. Its capital was the city of Catania. It had an area of and a total population of about 1,116,917 as of 31 December 2014.
Historically known also as ...
) and has its origins in very ancient traditions, essentially ascribable to the sumptuous
timbales that Arabs introduced in Sicily during
their domination dating back to the ninth century, to which, however, is due the name itself.
See also
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Lasagna
Lasagna (, ; ), also known by the plural form lasagne (), is a type of pasta
Pasta (, ; ) is a type of food typically made from an Leavening agent, unleavened dough of wheat flour mixed with water or Eggs as food, eggs, and formed in ...
*
Pastitsio
Pastitsio (, ''pastítsio'') is a Greek baked pasta dish with ground meat and béchamel sauce, with variations of the dish found in other countries near the Mediterranean Sea.
Name and origin
Pastitsio takes its name from the Italian ''pas ...
References
Bibliography
* {{Cite book, last=, url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VPrcsf4BsAIC&dq=pasta+al+forno+sicilia&pg=PA108, title=Sicilia, publisher=Touring Club Italiano, year=1989, isbn=88-365-0350-0, page=108, language=it
Cuisine of Sicily
Pasta dishes
Baked foods