Busiate Trapanesi

Description

Each region in Italy has its own pasta shape, and in western Sicily around Trapani this is busiate. Like other fresh pasta from the south of Italy it is made from durum wheat flour (semola di grano duro rimacinato) and water only, no eggs. Although it is also available dried, busiate are best when freshly made. Homemade busiate are thin hollow tubes of pasta, about 7 cm (3?) in length and with a diameter of about 4 mm (1/6?). Fancier types have the same dimensions, but resemble telephone cord.