conchiglie
{{Short description|Type of pasta}}
{{Infobox food
| name = Conchiglie
| image = Conchiglie rigate.png
| image_size =
| caption = Conchiglie rigate
| alternate_name = Shells, seashells
| country = Italy
| region =
| creator =
| course =
| type = Pasta
| served =
| main_ingredient = Durum wheat flour, possibly natural colour (tomato or spinach extract, squid ink)
| variations = Conchigliette
}}
Conchiglie ({{IPA|it|koŋˈkiʎʎe|lang}}) are a type of pasta. They are usually sold in the plain durum wheat variety, and also in colored varieties which use natural pigments, such as tomato extract, squid ink or spinach extract. The shell shape of the pasta allows the sauce to adhere to it. A miniature variety called conchigliette is also available. Conchiglie are claimed to have been traced back to southern Italy, where they were traditionally made using durum wheat semolina.{{Cite web |last=regitaef |date=2024-02-29 |title=What Is Sea Shell Pasta? |url=https://recipes.net/articles/what-is-sea-shell-pasta/ |access-date=2024-04-24 |website=Recipes.net |language=en}}
Etymology
The name derives from the Italian word for 'seashell', {{lang|it|conchiglia}}. The Italian word {{lang|it|conchiglie}} and the English word conch share the same Greek root in the form of {{lang|grc|κοχύλι}} ({{transliteration|grc|kochýli}}), meaning 'shell'.{{cite web|url=http://www.wordhippo.com/what-is/the/greek-word-for-ec122f54cf16a175b3e22979e240684f7734079a.html|title=What is the Greek word for shell?|website=WordHippo|accessdate=15 September 2018}}
Other names
In the 1930s, fascism{{who|date=October 2023}} celebrated the Italian colonial empire with new pasta shapes recalling the African lands: tripoline (Tripoli), {{lang|it|bengasine}} (Bengasi), {{lang|it|assabesi}} (Assab), and {{lang|it|abissine}} (Abissinia). In 2021, after an outcry in objection to pasta brand La Molisana's advertising campaign, {{lang|it|abissine}}' were renamed as "conchiglie".{{cite web |last1=Cristiani |first1=Nico |title=Pasta: La Molisana cambia nome ai formati colonialisti, sparite le Abissine |url=https://www.scattidigusto.it/2021/01/06/pasta-la-molisana-cambia-nome-ai-formati-colonialisti-sparite-le-abissine/ |website=Scatti di Gusto |date=6 January 2021 |publisher=Vincenzo Pagano |access-date=5 March 2021}}{{cite web |title=And finally… basta pasta |url=https://scottishfinancialnews.com/article/and-finally-basta-pasta |website=Scottish Financial News |access-date=5 March 2021}} However, some complained, claiming this renaming constituted cancel culture.{{cite web |last1=Bruscino |first1=Angelo |title=Caso La Molisana: contro la cancel culture all'amatriciana |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.it/entry/caso-la-molisana-contro-la-cancel-culture-allamatriciana_it_5ff5bfd4c5b6ea7351c6f3bc |website=Huffington Post Italia |date=6 January 2021 |publisher=The Huffington Post |access-date=5 March 2021}}