Step 1 : Introduction to the question "The name of which type of pasta is derived from the Italian word for "small ear"?"
...Orecchiette are a variety of pasta typical of Apulia, a region of southern Italy. Their name comes from their shape, which resembles a small ear. In the vernacular of Taranto it is called recchietedd, or chiancaredd. A slightly flatter version is called cencioni, while in the vernacular of Bari strascinate are more similar to cavatelli.
