Fileja

{{Short description|Type of pasta}}

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|name=Fileja

|image=Fileja.jpg

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|alternate_name=filateddhi, filatelli, maccarruna i casa, maccaruni aru ferru

|country=Italy

|region=Vibo Valentia, Calabria

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|type=Pasta|served=

|main_ingredient=durum wheat semolina, water

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Fileja ({{IPA|scn|fɪˈlɛːja|pron}}) is a type of pasta typical from the province of Vibo Valentia, Calabria.{{Cite book|title=1001 specialità della cucina italiana da provare almeno una volta nella vita|last1=Machado|first1=Amparo|last2=Prete|first2=Chiara|publisher=Newton Compton|year=2015|isbn=978-8854182868|pages=87}} Made of durum wheat semolina and water, they are prepared by wrapping a sheet of pasta around a thin cane (dinaciulu), creating a hollow tube approximately 20 cm in length.{{Cite book|title=La pasta. Atlante dei prodotti tipici|last=Zanini De Vita|first=Oretta|publisher=AGRA|year=2004|pages=195}}