gnudi

{{Short description|Type of pasta}}

{{About|the food dish|the surname|Gnudi (surname)}}

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{{Infobox food

| name = Gnudi

| image = RicottaGnudiStrawberryBologneseSaladBurnettOlive (8328797015).jpg

| image_size = 250px

| caption = Ricotta gnudi with strawberry sauce (as a dessert)

| alternate_name = Malfatti

| country = Italy

| region = Tuscany

| creator =

| course =

| type = Dumpling

| served =

| main_ingredient = Ricotta, spinach, pecorino toscano

| variations =

| similar_dish = Gnocchi

}}

File:Gnudi à Lyon.jpg

Gnudi ({{IPA|it|ˈɲuːdi|lang}}), also known as malfatti,{{Cite news |last=Cloake |first=Felicity |date=2018-06-27 |title=How to make the perfect gnudi |url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2018/jun/27/how-to-make-the-perfect-gnudi-recipe |access-date=2024-04-19 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}} are gnocchi-like dumplings made with ricotta cheese and semolina instead of potato flour.[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/08/28/gnudi-gnocchi-recipes_n_2411070.html "These Recipes Prove That Gnudi And Gnocchi Are Always Delicious"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151207023053/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/08/28/gnudi-gnocchi-recipes_n_2411070.html |date=2015-12-07 }}. The Huffington Post, 01/07/2013Reinhardt, Dana. "Gno the Difference Between Gnocchi and Gnudi". Sol Kitchen. November 28, 2010. http://www.sol-kitchen.net/blog/2010/11/28/gno-difference-between-gnocchi-and-gnudi {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190601213358/http://www.sol-kitchen.net/blog/2010/11/28/gno-difference-between-gnocchi-and-gnudi |date=2019-06-01 }}[https://www.foodnetwork.ca/recipe/butter-and-sage-gnudi/14900/ "Butter & sage gnudi"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180904052323/https://www.foodnetwork.ca/recipe/butter-and-sage-gnudi/14900/ |date=2018-09-04 }}. Jamie Oliver The result is often a lighter, "pillowy" dish, unlike the often denser, chewier gnocchi.DeSalazar, Joe. "Eating In: Spotted Pig's Ricotta Gnudi: Gothamist. January 4, 2005. {{cite web |url=http://gothamist.com/2005/01/04/eating_in_spotted_pigs_ricotta_gnudi.php |title=Eating In: Spotted Pig's Ricotta Gnudi |access-date=2012-08-17 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120602143626/http://gothamist.com/2005/01/04/eating_in_spotted_pigs_ricotta_gnudi.php |archive-date=2012-06-02 |date=2005-01-04 }} Gnudi is the Tuscan word for 'naked' (in standard Italian nudi),{{cite book|author=Giada De Laurentiis|title=Everyday Pasta|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zEFWrCz1u0YC&pg=PT113|date=1 November 2011|publisher=Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed/Harmony|isbn=978-0-307-95505-0|pages=113–}} the idea being that these "pillowy" balls of ricotta and spinach (sometimes without spinach) are "nude ravioli", consisting of just the tasty filling without the pasta shell.{{Cite web |title=Gnudi ricotta e spinaci: videoricetta |url=https://www.toscanago.com/grosseto/articoli/215-gnudi-ricotta-e-spinaci-ricetta-e-videopreparazione |access-date=2022-06-13 |website=www.toscanago.com |archive-date=2022-01-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220121052859/http://www.toscanago.com/grosseto/articoli/215-gnudi-ricotta-e-spinaci-ricetta-e-videopreparazione |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web |title=Gnudi |url=https://ricette.giallozafferano.it/Gnudi.html |access-date=2022-06-13 |website=Ricette di cucina - Le Ricette di GialloZafferano.it |language=it}}

By tradition, in Tuscany these dumplings are served with burnt butter and sage sauce, sprinkled with Parmesan or pecorino toscano cheese.Davies, Emiko. "The Language of Food". March 13, 2012 http://www.emikodavies.com/blog/the-language-of-food/ {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121003131841/http://www.emikodavies.com/blog/the-language-of-food/ |date=2012-10-03 }}{{Cite web |url=http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/scott-conant/spinach-and-ricotta-gnudi-recipe/index.html |title=Spinach and Ricotta Gnudi Recipe : Scott Conant : Food Network |access-date=2013-12-04 |archive-date=2013-12-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131205074105/http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/scott-conant/spinach-and-ricotta-gnudi-recipe/index.html? |url-status=live }}{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20100315113444/http://www.yumsugar.com/What-Gnudi-6008394 What is Gnudi? {{!}} POPSUGAR Food]}}{{Cite web |url=http://www.foodrepublic.com/2013/04/04/how-make-gnudi |title=How To Make Gnudi {{!}} Food Republic |access-date=2013-12-04 |archive-date=2013-09-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130922123725/http://www.foodrepublic.com/2013/04/04/how-make-gnudi |url-status=live }}