Anelloni d’Africa, which can still be found in southern Italy, are great hoops of pasta. They originated in the 1930s, probably inspired by the huge earrings worn by some African women, who became known to the Italian military during campaigns in the First World War. Anelletti are their little brother, meaning ‘little rings’.
Anelletti have other uses within Italy – primarily in soups. But it is likely that by far the majority of their consumption is outside her borders – open a tin of pasta hoops (perhaps the most popular remaining tinned pasta), and anelletti is what you get.
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