ANGEL HAIR, CAPELLINI OR CAPELLI D’ANGELO, is a very fine spaghetti-like pasta that is less than 1/15 inch thick.
Because of the fine texture of angel hair pasta, is is often served in a broth, light sauces or simply with extra virgin olive oil and cheese. It is also oven baked into a wide variety of savory pie-like dishes.
ALSO KNOWN AS: capelvenere, fidelini, fedelini, cappellini, capellini fini, barbine a nido