Macaroni 20229 225139390 2008-07-12T02:24:19Z Lady Galaxy 1423121 {{dablink|For other uses, see [[Macaroni (disambiguation)]]}} [[Image:Pasta 1.jpg|thumb|''[[Penne]]'', a very common kind of ''maccheroni'' in Italy.]] '''Macaroni''' is a kind of moderately extended, machine-made dry [[pasta]]. Much shorter than [[spaghetti]], and hollow, macaroni does not contain eggs. Though home machines exist that can make macaroni [[noodle]]s, macaroni is usually commercially made. ''Macaroni'' is a [[corruption (linguistics)|corruption]] of the [[Italian language|Italian]] word ''maccherone'' and its plural ''maccheroni''. Its [[etymology]] is debatable. Some scholars consider it related to [[Greek language|Greek]] ''μακαρία'' (''makaria''), a kind of [[barley]] [[broth]]<ref>[http://www.askoxford.com/concise_oed/macaroni?view=uk ''Macaroni'', at Compact Oxford English Dictionary]</ref><ref>[http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=macaroni&searchmode=none ''Macaroni'', at Online Etymology Dictionary]</ref>. Others think it comes from [[Italian Language|Italian]] ''ammaccare'', "to bruise or crush" (referring to the crushing of the wheat to make the pasta), which comes, in turn, from [[Latin]] ''macerare''.<ref>{{cite web | title = Maccherone, Maccarone | work = Vocabolario Etimologico della Lingua Italiana di Ottorino Pianigiani | publisher = | url = http://www.etimo.it/?term=maccherone | language = Italian | accessmonthday = February 24 | accessyear = 2007}}</ref> In English-speaking countries, the name ''macaroni'' is customarily given to a specific shape of pasta (i.e. small pasta tubes cut into short pieces). In the United States macaroni is also sometimes labeled as [[elbow macaroni]], or more simply elbows, due to the slight bend in the shape of the pasta noodle. In the U.S. and the United Kingdom, this pasta is often prepared by baking it with a sauce made from [[cheddar cheese]]; the resulting dish is called ''[[macaroni and cheese]]'' (often shortened to ''macaroni cheese'' in Britain, and "Mac'n'cheese" in the U.S. In Canada, the dish is known typically by the brand name [[Kraft Dinner]] or simply, K-D). In some parts of the U.S., a more narrow type of macaroni is sold as ''elbow spaghetti''. In Hong Kong, the local Chinese have adopted macaroni as an ingredient in the [[Hong Kong-style Western cuisine]]. In the territory's [[Cha chaan teng]]s, macaroni is cooked in water and then washed off starch, and served in clear broth with [[ham]] or [[sausage|frankfurter sausages]], peas, [[shiitake|black mushrooms]], and optionally [[egg (food)|eggs]] reminiscent of [[noodle soup]] dishes. This is often a course for breakfast or light lunch fare. <ref>AP, Explore the world of Canto-Western cuisine, January 8, 2007 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16440507/</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Pasta]] [[Category:Italian loanwords]] [[ar:مكرونة]] [[bg:Макарони]] [[ca:Macarró]] [[cs:Makaróny]] [[da:Makaroni]] [[de:Makkaroni]] [[es:Macarrón]] [[eu:Makarroi]] [[fa:ماکارونی]] [[it:Maccheroni]] [[he:מקרוני]] [[nl:Macaroni]] [[ja:マカロニ]] [[no:Makaroni]] [[ru:Макароны]] [[scn:Maccarruna]] [[fi:Makaroni]] [[sv:Makaroner]] [[chy:He'kone'éemâsono]] [[uk:Макарони]] [[zh:通心粉]]