Orecchiette

Orecchiette

Orecchiette showing their typical shape and central depression
Type	Pasta
Place of origin	Italy
Region or state	Apulia
Main ingredients	Flour

Orecchiette (Italian pronunciation: [orekˈkjɛtte]; singular orecchietta; from Italian orecchia, meaning "ear", and -etta, meaning "small") is a variety of home-made pasta typical of Apulia, a region of southern Italy. Its name comes from its shape, which resembles a small ear. In the vernacular of Taranto it is called recchietedd, or chiancaredd. A slightly flatter version is called cencioni, while in the vernacular of Bari strascinate are more similar to cavatelli.