What are “orecchiette” in Italian?
Orecchiette pugliesi al pomodoro con la signora Mimina
A2 Italian listening practice · Standard Italian · Curated for beginners
Signora Mimina makes a Puglian classic by hand: «queste sono le nostre orecchiette al pomodoro» (“these are our orecchiette with tomato”). Orecchiette means “little ears,” from orecchio (“ear”), for the small domed pasta dragged into shape with a thumb.
It’s the pride of Puglia, hand-shaped on doorsteps in Bari Vecchia by the city’s famous pasta nonne. Mimina shares a family ritual: one giant orecchietta is cooked in the pot, and whoever gets it has to wash the dishes. Topped here with cacioricotta cheese, it’s home cooking with a built-in game.
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- ▸In the pasta-making streets of Bari Vecchia, Puglia.
- ▸On Italian home-cooking channels and nonna videos.
- ▸Served with cime di rapa or cacioricotta in southern Italy.
- ▸In Italian talk of regional pasta shapes.