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[[File:Ditalini-230.jpg|thumb|''Ditalini'']]
'''''Ditalini''''' ({{IPA|it|ditaˈliːni|lang}}; English: "small thimbles"), also referred to as '''''tubettini''''',<ref name="TGHC" /> is a type of [[pasta]] that is shaped like small tubes.<ref name="DC" /> It has been described as "thimble-sized"<ref name="DC" /> and as "very short macaroni".<ref name="TGHC" /> In some areas it is also called "salad macaroni". During the [[Industrialisation|industrial age]] in [[Apulia]], Italy, increased development of ''ditalini'' and other short-cut kinds of pasta occurred.<ref name="PTSUF" /> In contemporary times, it is a mass-produced pasta. It is used in several dishes and is commonly used throughout [[Sicily]].
==Use in dishes==
''Ditalini'' may be used in several pasta dishes, such as ''[[pasta e fagioli]]''<ref name="Scott" /> (pasta and beans). It is used in traditional [[Sicilian cuisine|Sicilian]] dishes throughout Sicily.<ref name="AS" /> Some Sicilian dishes with ''ditalini'' include pasta with ricotta cheese and ''[[pasta chi vrocculi arriminati]]'', which is a pasta and broccoli dish.<ref name="AS" /> It has been described as used often in soups,<ref name="Bauer">{{cite news | url=http://www.sfgate.com/food/chefssecrets/article/Why-Tipsy-Pig-s-macaroni-and-cheese-is-so-good-3274057.php | title=Why Tipsy Pig's macaroni and cheese is so good | newspaper=[[SF Gate]] | date=February 7, 2010 | access-date=16 September 2014 | author=Bauer, Michael}}</ref> and as an ideal pasta for use in soups due to their small size being able to "fit well on a spoon".<ref name="Scicolone" /> It may also be used in [[pasta salad]]s.<ref name="SLPD" />
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File:Ditalini pesto appetizer.jpg|A small [[appetizer]] of ''ditalini'' with [[pesto]]
File:Beef and barley soup with tomatoes and ditalini pasta.jpg|Beef and [[barley]] soup with tomatoes and ''ditalini''
File:Pasta e fagioli rapida.jpg|''[[Pasta e fagioli]]'' prepared with ''ditalini''
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==See also==
{{Portal|Italy|Food}}
* [[List of pasta]]
==References==
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<ref name="DC">{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TYauRxfw4sgC&pg=PA102 | title=Donatella Cooks | pages=102| isbn=9781605290621 | last1=Arpaia | first1=Donatella | last2=Hackett | first2=Kathleen | date=13 April 2010 | publisher=Harmony/Rodale }}</ref>
<ref name="TGHC">{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3LcukEHXGYoC&pg=PA220 | title=The Good Housekeeping Cookbook | pages=220| isbn=9781588165619 | last1=Westmoreland | first1=Susan | year=2007 | publisher=Sterling Publishing Company }}</ref>
<ref name="Scott">{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Loygowf0AcYC&pg=PA195 | title=The Complete Idiot's Guide to High-Fiber Cooking | pages=195| isbn=9781440697487 | last1=Scott | first1=Liz | date=2 December 2008 | publisher=Penguin }}</ref>
<ref name="AS">{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=k2HXt1RzhVkC&pg=PA136 | title=Authentic Sicily | pages=136| isbn=9788836534036 | last1=Italy | first1=Touring Club of | year=2005 | publisher=Touring Editore }}</ref>
<ref name="Scicolone">{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rMDGtIXy1UQC&pg=PA30 | title=The Italian Slow Cooker | pages=30| isbn=978-0547487502 | last1=Scicolone | first1=Michele | date=7 January 2010 | publisher=HarperCollins }}</ref>
<ref name="PTSUF">{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sJ5Ww8fUSTgC&pg=PA165 | title=Pasta: The Story of a Universal Food | pages=165| isbn=9780231519441 | last1=Serventi | first1=Silvano | last2=Sabban | first2=Françoise | date=6 November 2002 | publisher=Columbia University Press }}</ref>
<ref name="SLPD">{{cite news | url=http://www.stltoday.com/lifestyles/food-and-cooking/recipes/ditalini-chopped-salad/article_45cf5410-f9d4-50d3-820e-7b042c23a78e.html | title=Ditalini Chopped Salad | newspaper=[[St. Louis Post-Dispatch]] | date=August 15, 2012 | access-date=16 September 2014}}</ref>
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