Spaghetti alla chitarra

Spaghetti alla chitarra
Traditional preparation using chitarra
Alternative namesMaccheroni alla chitarra
TypePasta
Place of originItaly
Region or stateAbruzzo
Main ingredientsDurum, egg, salt
VariationsTonnarelli

Spaghetti alla chitarra (Italian: [spaˈɡetti ˌalla kiˈtarra]), also known as maccheroni alla chitarra, is a variety of egg pasta typical of the Abruzzo region of Italy, with a square cross section about 2–3 mm thick. Tonnarelli are a similar pasta from Lazio, used especially in the Roman cacio e pepe. Ciriole, traditionally from Molise, is the thicker version of chitarra, approximately twice the thickness of spaghetti. Because the pasta are cut from a sheet rather than extruded through a die, spaghetti alla chitarra are square rather than round in cross-section.