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Calamarata

Pasta shape ✔ Checked: 10.2026 · sources: 3 Updated:

Also known as: calamari pasta, calamarata pasta

Short dry pasta in the shape of squid rings, made from durum wheat semolina and water.

Calamarata is a short dry pasta shaped like rings of squid, made from durum wheat semolina and water. Producers sell it under names such as calamarata or calamari.

Under Italian law (DPR 187/2001) dry pasta is made from durum wheat semolina and water. Delverde describes its calamari as squid-ring pasta made from durum wheat semolina and water, extruded rough and dried slowly at low temperature.

Divella gives a cooking time of 11 minutes for its calamari and Delverde 12 minutes. Delverde suggests light fish sauces or vegetable sauces.

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Raw materialDurum wheat semolina and water
Duration11–12 min (Divella, Delverde)
Main useLight fish or vegetable sauces (Delverde)
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Calamarata → related → 🫒 Olive oil ← related ← 🍝 Pasta

Frequently asked questions

Is it true that calamarata is made from squid?

No. It is dry pasta of durum wheat semolina and water, shaped like squid rings.

What names do producers use for calamarata?

Calamarata or calamari, such as Delverde's calamari.

How long does calamari pasta cook?

11 minutes for Divella and 12 for Delverde.

What sauces suit calamarata?

Delverde suggests light fish sauces or vegetable sauces.

Calamarata: how is it dried?

Slowly at low temperature, after being extruded rough.

What to read next

  • Semolina — Coarse, yellowish meal ground from durum wheat: the main raw material of dry pasta.
  • Paccheri — Short pasta in the form of very wide smooth tubes; De Cecco and Garofalo describe it as typical of Campania.
  • Sorrentino i Classici BIO — Pastificio Sorrentino's organic classic shapes from Gragnano: calamarata, mezzi paccheri and long fusilli al ferretto.
  • 🫒 Olive oil — Oil pressed from the fruit of the olive tree.
  • 🌾 Durum wheat — A wheat species with very hard grain and strong gluten, milled into semolina for dry pasta and couscous.

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