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Macaroni

Pasta shape ✔ Checked: 10.2026 · sources: 2 Updated:

Also known as: maccheroni, elbow macaroni, elbows

Dry durum wheat pasta sold under the name maccheroni; for example, Barilla's Maccheroni N°44 is a short pasta made from durum wheat semolina and water.

Maccheroni (macaroni) is the name of a family of dry pasta made from durum wheat semolina. Barilla lists its Maccheroni N°44 as a short pasta made from durum wheat semolina and water.

Under Italian DPR 187/2001, pasta di semola di grano duro is made from durum wheat semolina and water that are shaped and dried.

Barilla gives a cooking time of 7 minutes for Maccheroni N°44, with on average 1 litre of water and 7 g of salt for every 100 g of pasta.

Barilla suggests using this shape in soups of all kinds, in baked pasta dishes and with vegetable or cheese sauces.

Facts

Raw materialDurum wheat semolina and water
Duration7 min (Barilla Maccheroni N°44)
Main useSoups, baked pasta, vegetable and cheese sauces

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How it connects to Pasta

Macaroni → kind of → Dry durum wheat pasta → kind of → 🍝 Pasta

Frequently asked questions

What are maccheroni?

The name of a family of dry pasta made from durum wheat semolina; Barilla's Maccheroni N°44, for example, is a short pasta of semolina and water.

How long do you cook maccheroni?

Barilla gives 7 minutes for its Maccheroni N°44; for other products follow the packet.

What do you serve with maccheroni?

Barilla suggests soups of all kinds, baked pasta dishes, and vegetable or cheese sauces.

What to read next

  • Semolina — Coarse, yellowish meal ground from durum wheat: the main raw material of dry pasta.
  • Ditalini — Tiny dry pasta tubes (“thimbles”) made from durum wheat semolina, smooth or ridged, used mainly in soups.
  • Ronzoni Gluten Free — Ronzoni gluten-free dry pasta of white rice, brown rice, corn and quinoa flour, made in a dedicated gluten-free facility: elbows, penne rigate, rotini, spaghetti and thin spaghetti.
  • 🍆 Pasta alla Norma — A first course from Catania: pasta with tomato sauce, fried aubergines, basil and grated salted ricotta.
  • 🥛 Milk — A nourishing liquid that female mammals produce to feed their young.

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