Ziti
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Ziti ({{#invoke:IPA|main}}) or zite ({{#invoke:IPA|main}}) is a shape of extruded pasta originating from the Italian regions of Campania and Sicily.<ref>Template:Citation</ref><ref name=":0" /> It is shaped into long, wide tubes, about Template:Convert long, that generally need to be broken by hand into smaller pieces before cooking. It is also sold as "cut ziti" in pieces about 5 cm (2 inches) long, with the ends cut straight-across, unlike penne which have the ends cut diagonally. Ziti has similarities to bucatini but is much larger in diameter.
EtymologyEdit
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Composition and usageEdit
Ziti strands are made of long and wide tubes, each around Template:Convert. Ziti has similarities to bucatini, rigatoni and penne.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Ziti is created from durum wheat flour and water.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
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In Sicily, it is traditionally served at a wedding feast.<ref name=":0" />
Zitoni, or zitone, has a thicker cut than ziti, being in-between ziti and rigatoni.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
GalleryEdit
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Ziti uncut
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Uncut ziti being set into a pot
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Cut ziti sitting in a strainer
Baked zitiEdit
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Baked ziti is a casserole with ziti pasta and a Neapolitan-style tomato sauce. It is characteristic of Italian-American cuisine.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Typically, the pasta is first boiled separately until it is nearly, but not completely, done. The almost-cooked pasta is added to a tomato-based sauce. The sauce-coated pasta is then combined with cheese, typically a mixture of ricotta, mozzarella, and Parmesan. Other ingredients can be added to the cheese, such as ground meat, sausage, mushrooms, peppers, and onions. The combined ingredients are placed in a baking dish, covered with mozzarella cheese, baked in the oven, and served hot.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> If unavailable, ziti may be substituted for other tubular kinds of pasta such as penne or rigatoni.
In popular cultureEdit
In the crime-drama series The Sopranos, the phrase box of ziti is used as a euphemism for $1,000. This term has spread to become colloquial in New York.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> The term was used in Albany by Andrew Cuomo during the sentencing of Percoco v. United States in February 2018.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
See alsoEdit
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